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

Bakawal (Marathi: बकवाला) is found most in Nepal. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakawal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Bakawal is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Bakawal reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 4,746,826. In Nepal Bakawal is most common in: Lumbini, where 83 percent reside and Rapti, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nepal this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Bakawal
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