Bauw Surname

175,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Suriname

Bauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,9891:66,4907,195
France2191:303,30046,302
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Suriname321:17,2694,028
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Bauw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bauw is most common in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bauw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,255th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,980,591 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Bauw are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,989 people, or 1 in 66,490. In Indonesia Bauw is primarily concentrated in: West Papua, where 97 percent live, Papua, where 1 percent live and Maluku, where 1 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 9 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Bauw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bauw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bauw surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bauw Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bauw earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.23% less than the national average, earning R 137,292 per year and in United States they earn 0.96% more than the national average, earning $43,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bauwe89265/
Bhauw899/
Bajuw891/
Baw861,045/
Buw8632/
Bayuwe8049/
Bawe753,744/
Bouw753,369/
Bauv751,416/
Bhaw75600/
Bajw75370/
Buwe75267/
Baub75256/
Baaw7552/
Beaw7543/
Bauf7526/
Baiw753/
Buiw752/
Bahw752/
Buyw751/
Hbaw751/
Bujw751/
Buwt751/
Bawh751/
Buew750/
Boihauw731/
Bauwews731/
Bauschw730/
Bayow671,637/
Bayew671,617/
Bouwe671,341/
Bouws67282/
Bahaw67238/
Bayaw67174/
Bajaw67138/
Bhawe67108/
Beawe6790/
Baiwe6747/
Bajub6746/
Bajew6744/
Biyaw6734/
Baueb6732/
Bajwe6729/
Baiuf6729/
Bayub6725/
Beuwe6720/
Bhauv6713/
Bieaw679/
Bauev678/
Buyaw678/
Bajow677/
Bajwh677/
Boyaw675/
Baawe675/
Bhavw674/
Beyaw674/
Buiwe674/
Bhaiw672/
Bujew672/
Bijaw672/
Baufe672/
Buhwe671/
Baiaw671/
Buchw671/
Baisw671/
Beaws671/
Bahwt671/
Boiaw671/
Beuow671/
Baiww671/
Buuwe671/
Buwsh671/
Baiow671/
Bujwe671/
Bawhe671/
Bhaww671/
Bahww671/
Bujaw671/
Bassw671/
Baweb671/
Baubh671/
Bayiw671/
Behaw671/
Bushw670/
Bauff670/
Bauef670/
Bauph670/

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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 Bauw
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