Baoul Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Baoul Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Baoul (22) may also be a first name.
Baoul Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baoul Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Baoul (Bengali: বাউল) occurs most in Jordan. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baoul? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Baoul reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name globally, held by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Jordan, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 631,603. In Jordan Baoul is most numerous in: Ajloun Governorate, where 86 percent are found, Amman Governorate, where 7 percent are found and Balqa Governorate, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Jordan this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found and Yemen, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baoul Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baoul in the Bengali language | ||
| বাউল | ba'ula | - |
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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 Baoul
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