Bakawal Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Bakawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Bakawal (13) may also be a first name.

Bakawal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakawal (Marathi: बकवाला) has its highest incidence in Nepal. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakawal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Bakawal live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename internationally, held by 13 people.

The surname Bakawal is most frequent in Nepal, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,746,826. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Lumbini, where 83 percent are found and Rapti, where 17 percent are found. Other than Nepal it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bakawal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakawal in the Marathi language
बकवालाbakavala-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakawal
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