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 last name Bakawal (Marathi: बकवाला) occurs in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakawal? popularity and diffusion

Bakawal is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Bakawal is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Bakawal are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bakawal is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is held 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 Bakawal is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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
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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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