Bakwal Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Bakwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 91 | 1:1,946,624 | 68,955 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Bakwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakwal (Marathi: बकवाल) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bakwal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakwal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,817,111th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Bakwal live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria Bakwal is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 99 percent live and Sokoto, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakwale | 92 | 18 | / |
| Bhakwal | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bakhwal | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bakwalle | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bakgwale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Backwall | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baukwald | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bagwal | 83 | 22 | / |
| Bacwal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bakual | 83 | 1 | / |
| Basckwall | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bagwale | 77 | 159 | / |
| Bokwale | 77 | 34 | / |
| Bhagwal | 77 | 23 | / |
| Baghwal | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bagwall | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bankual | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bökwall | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bokwall | 77 | 3 | / |
| Baskual | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bhaqwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bokwald | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakhwol | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bäckwall | 71 | 9 | / |
| Beckwall | 71 | 6 | / |
| Baghwale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bhagwale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bakuhail | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baagwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhangwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beagweal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bookwall | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bagual | 67 | 809 | / |
| Bacual | 67 | 330 | / |
| Baqual | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vagwal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bockwaldt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bagval | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backweill | 67 | 1 | / |
Bakwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakwal in the Marathi language | ||
| बकवाल | bakavala | 75 |
| बाकवाल | bakavala | 25 |
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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 Bakwal
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