Bakwas Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bakwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bakwas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Bakwas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakwas is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakwas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Bakwas is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Bakwas live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Bakwas is most common in: Adamawa, where 91 percent live and Gombe, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakhwas926/
Bakwase925/
Bakwatse862/
Bakwaise862/
Bagwas83154/
Bakwaitse804/
Bagwase7724/
Bagkuas779/
Bakuash772/
Backuas771/
Bakweise711/
Baguas6716/
Bacuas673/
Bagbas671/
Bagwax671/
Begwas671/
Bagvas671/
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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 Bakwas
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