Barwu Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Barwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1251:35,2683,284
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Barwu (11) may also be a first name.

Barwu Last Name Facts

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

Barwu occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Barwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Barwu? popularity and diffusion

Barwu is the 1,573,888th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Barwu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 35,268. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 64 percent are found, Grand Gedeh County, where 34 percent are found and Lofa County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Liberia Barwu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Barwu Last Name Statistics demography

Barwu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bharwuj831/
Barbu8057,647/
Berwu8013/
Barvu803/
Barbou731,258/
Barbui73539/
Barbau73162/
Barbuy73103/
Barwoe7388/
Barbeu7346/
Barbuj7345/
Barbhu7317/
Barvus730/
Barvaux67161/
Barvaut6730/
Barbhuy675/
Bharbhu672/
Barbouh671/
Baruaou671/
Barvous671/
Barbhui671/

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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 Barwu
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