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Where Does The Last Name Bau Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bau (Bengali: বউ, Hindi: बाउ, Marathi: बाऊ, Oriya: ବାଉ, Russian: Бау, Tibetan: བའུ་) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Baû. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 13,097^th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 170,341 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Bau live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 31 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bau is also the 30,842^nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 26,245 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 13,137 people, or 1 in 10,067. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 42 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 37 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 100 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 23 percent are found and Italy, where 7 percent are found.

Bau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,248 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bau Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bau last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Bau last name are 4.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Bau earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning €30,480 per year; in Norway they earn 13.82% less than the national average, earning 298,237 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $42,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.13% more than the national average, earning $64,158 CAD per year.