Barawa Surname
Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname
Barawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,125 | 1:41,049 | 4,302 |
| India | 864 | 1:887,807 | 38,700 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100 | 1:81,537 | 10,792 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Barawa (331) may also be a first name.
Barawa Demographics
Barawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Barawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barawa (Marathi: बारवा, Oriya: ବାରୱା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barawa? popularity and diffusion
Barawa is the 192,601st most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,333,736 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Barawa live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 481,336th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 331 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,125 people, or 1 in 41,049. In Kenya Barawa is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 72 percent live, Mombasa County, where 26 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya Barawa occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Barawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Barawa surname is principally Christian (85%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାରୱା | barawa | 91.1 |
| ବରୱା | barawa | 4.45 |
| ବାରଓା | baraoa | 1.07 |
| ଓରାମ | orama | 1.07 |
| ଯଶମନ | yasamana | 0.18 |
| ବାରୁୱା | baruwa | 0.18 |
| ପକାଶ | pakasa | 0.18 |
| ମୁବାରୱା | mubarawa | 0.18 |
| ବାରୁଆ | baru'a | 0.18 |
| ଲାକଡା | lakada | 0.18 |
| ବୁବାରୱା | bubarawa | 0.18 |
| ରାଖାଲ | rakhala | 0.18 |
| Barawa in the Marathi language | ||
| बारवा | barava | 60 |
| बरवा | barava | 40 |
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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 Barawa
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