Bakaw Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Bakaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Bakaw (14) may also be a first name.

Bakaw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bakaw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bakaw is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakaw? popularity and diffusion

Bakaw is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Bakaw reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The surname Bakaw is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Bakaw is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 33 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 33 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 33 percent are found. Other than Niger this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakhaw9114/
Bakawe918/
Bhakaw914/
Baukaw911/
Bagkaw911/
Backaw910/
Bakaiwe83171/
Baukeaw8312/
Baukhaw837/
Beakhaw834/
Beakeaw832/
Bakaïwe831/
Badkeaw831/
Bakaawe831/
Baikeaw831/
Bakow8034/
Bekaw809/
Bakav805/
Bokaw805/
Bakaf802/
Baków801/
Baikheaw771/
Bakova731,277/
Bakowa7368/
Bakowe7344/
Baskow7338/
Bajkow7326/
Bajków7320/
Baikow7315/
Bokawe737/
Bokeaw736/
Boukaw736/
Baykow736/
Baekow733/
Backow732/
Buokaw732/
Bakoiw731/
Bakaiv731/
Bakhaf731/
Basków731/
Baskaf731/
Bakafe731/
Vakeaw731/
Baukow731/
Baikav731/
Bakabh731/
Bakowz731/
Baskav731/
Bookaw730/
Bockaw730/
Bakavdowa711/
Baykova6711,241/
Baikova672,123/
Baukova67855/
Bakhova67768/
Bashkow6727/
Baccauw6727/
Baskhav6719/
Backova6717/
Bajkova6715/
Boukeaw6712/
Bhaikav6710/
Backauf679/
Baakova676/
Bakoowe675/
Boskhaw674/
Baskauf673/
Bakouwe673/
Bookeaw673/
Bhakhav671/
Bakhabh671/
Botkeaw671/
Boukhaw671/
Boikeaw671/
Bakkova671/
Bakaphe671/
Bahkhaf671/
Baakowa671/
Baakowe671/
Beukeaw671/
Baukhow671/
Buokeaw671/
Buokhaw671/
Bogkeaw671/
Bohkhaw671/
Backhaf670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakaw
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