Bapu Surname

57,826th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malawi

Bapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,3001:121,7567,871
DR Congo1,4231:51,9186,265
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
England1761:316,58023,688
Papua New Guinea1361:59,9547,710
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Bapu (122,622) may also be a first name.

Bapu Last Name Facts

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

Bapu (Bengali: বাপু, Hindi: बापू, Marathi: बापू, Oriya: ବାପୁ, Tibetan: བ་སྤུ།) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bapu is the 57,826th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 832,672 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Bapu reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 8,435th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 122,622 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 6,300 people, or 1 in 121,756. In India Bapu is mostly found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 40 percent reside, Telangana, where 31 percent reside and Gujarat, where 16 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.

Bapu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bapu last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Bapu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.99% less than the national average, earning $35,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bappu891,380/
Bapou89273/
Badpu89210/
Bapui89197/
Bhapu89155/
Baipu89127/
Baapu8936/
Baupu8931/
Bapud8921/
Baphu8919/
Bapuu8918/
Baypu8916/
Bapuç8913/
Baspu8910/
Bapus897/
Bapuy897/
Baput896/
Bapuj895/
Bapeu893/
Bapau891/
Bahpu891/
Baipou80164/
Bhappu8053/
Bhaipu807/
Basdpu807/
Bahapu804/
Bappou804/
Beaput802/
Baupui802/
Bapfou802/
Baypuu801/
Bappup801/
Baiput801/
Basspu801/
Bachpu801/
Beapeu801/
Bhaypu801/
Bapuis801/
Bapouh801/
Bapouy801/
Wapu75949/
Bopu75222/
Bepu75148/
Vapu7578/
Uapu756/
Beaupuy73394/
Beaupeu73131/
Baiphui73112/
Baspous7328/
Batphut7316/
Baupoux732/
Baidpou731/
Beaupud731/
Bauphud731/
Bhashpu731/
Badpush731/
Beppu6714,530/
Boppu67424/
Bapoo67386/
Wapou67173/
Mpapu67150/
Waipu67131/
Beaupeux67114/
Beaupoux67104/
Vatpu6793/
Bodpu6784/
Vaipu6781/
Wapui6779/
Wapau6767/
Npapu6761/
Vaspu6751/
Wapeu6746/
Vappu6731/
Vaupu6730/
Boput6714/
Waapu6714/
Weapu6713/
Beipu6712/
Hwapu6711/
Uappu6711/
Vaypu6711/
Vapou679/
Beepu677/
Bapoe676/
Bephu675/
Botpu674/
Vadpu673/
Waupu673/
Bopou673/
Bopui672/
Buipu672/
Wappu671/
Watpu671/
Vaapu671/
Bophu671/
Bhopu671/
Beypu671/
Waypu671/
Vapui671/
Wapus670/

Bapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bapu in the Tibetan language
བ་སྤུ།bapu-
Bapu in the Bengali language
বাপুbapu-
Bapu in the Hindi language
बापूbapu66.3
बापुbapu33.53
बपुbapu0.05
बपूbapu0.03
बाबूbabu0.02
बापूूbapuu0.02
Bapu in the Oriya language
ବାପୁbapu60.51
ବାପୁସାହୁbapusahu3.82
ବାପୁନାୟକbapunayaka3.18
ବାପୁକୁମାରbapukumara3.18
ବାପୁସିଂbapusim2.55
ବାପୁଦାସbapudasa2.55
ବପୁbapu1.27
Bapu in the Marathi language
बापूbapu55.73
बापुbapu44.2
बपूbapu0.01
बापूुbapuu0.01
बपुbapu0.01
भापुbhapu0
बापाbapa0
बापु्bapu0
बफूbaphu0
़बापुbapu0
बापbapa0
बापूूbapuu0
बापुुbapuu0
बापु़bapu0
बापुूbapuu0
बापू़bapu0

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