Bangawa Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Bangawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 71 | 1:292,522 | 27,501 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bangawa (69) may also be a first name.
Bangawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bangawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bangawa (Arabic: بانجاوا) is found most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bangawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bangawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bangawa is the 2,220,661st most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bangawa live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Bangawa is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 69 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 292,522. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: North Region, where 76 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 21 percent reside and Far North Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Bangawa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangaswa | 93 | 21 | / |
| Banggawa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bangaewa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Baingawa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bhangawad | 88 | 6 | / |
| Banggaway | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bangaweha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bangaba | 86 | 118 | / |
| Bangowa | 86 | 70 | / |
| Bangawe | 86 | 62 | / |
| Bangawi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Bongawa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bangava | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bangawo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangavas | 80 | 21 | / |
| Bahngawy | 80 | 18 | / |
| Bangavad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Beangava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bongaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangabea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangaeva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhangavad | 75 | 41 | / |
| Bhangavat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Banggawop | 75 | 4 | / |
| Banggawoy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bangavath | 75 | 2 | / |
| Banggoway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bongewa | 71 | 130 | / |
| Bongowa | 71 | 122 | / |
| Bangova | 71 | 86 | / |
| Bangabo | 71 | 62 | / |
| Bangabi | 71 | 42 | / |
| Vangawo | 71 | 41 | / |
| Bangabe | 71 | 30 | / |
| Bongaba | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bangowe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bangave | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bangeva | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bhangabhai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bangavi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bangoba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bongawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangóva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangieva | 67 | 113 | / |
| Bongowat | 67 | 76 | / |
| Banggowi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bongawos | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bonggawe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bhangavi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bongabaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhangave | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bongaweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bongouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpangawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bongawis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanghava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangabhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangaoue | 67 | 1 | / |
Bangawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bangawa in the Arabic language | ||
| بانجاوا | banjawa | - |
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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 Bangawa
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