Bakawi Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bakawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Bakawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakawi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Bakawi are found; 62 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 62 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Bakawi is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 90 percent live, New Ireland, where 3 percent live and West New Britain, where 3 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 15 percent live and Thailand, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakhawi929/
Bakawai922/
Baikawi921/
Beakawi921/
Bakkawi921/
Bakawoi921/
Bakawei921/
Bashkawi8640/
Bakawa83452/
Baqawi83245/
Bakavi83100/
Bakawe838/
Bekawi835/
Bakawy833/
Bakaiwe77171/
Bakaawa7765/
Bakhavi7715/
Bakaway772/
Bakewei772/
Bakauwa772/
Boukawi772/
Bokhawi772/
Baikawa771/
Baikavi771/
Bakaiva771/
Bhakabi771/
Bhakavi771/
Behkawi771/
Bakouwi771/
Bakaawe771/
Bakavoi771/
Bakawey771/
Bakawha771/
Bakowie771/
Bakaïwe771/
Bakuiwi771/
Baskavi771/
Baykavi771/
Boikawai7134/
Bashqawi7123/
Bakawaya717/
Bakouwai712/
Bahakabi711/
Bakahwwa711/
Bakachwe711/
Bakoubai711/
Backaway711/
Badtkavi711/
Boukhawi711/
Bokowi67370/
Bokawa67235/
Bakave67108/
Bekawy67101/
Bakava6756/
Bakowe6744/
Baqavi6731/
Bakovi6728/
Bekawe6727/
Vakavi6725/
Baqawy6713/
Bokawe677/
Bakowy676/
Bakhaavai674/
Bacavi671/
Baqabi671/
Bakkavich671/
Bokavi671/
Bacabi671/
Bocawi671/
Bakabé671/

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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 Bakawi
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