Bauwa Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Bauwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 149 | 1:54,723 | 6,930 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Bauwa (612) may also be a first name.
Bauwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bauwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bauwa (Hindi: बउवा, Marathi: बौवा, Oriya: େବୗୱା, Tibetan: བའུ་ཝ་) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bauwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bauwa is the 921,780th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Bauwa live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 337,693rd most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 612 people.
Bauwa is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 54,723. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Northern, where 62 percent live, Western, where 11 percent live and Madang, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bauwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bauwa in the Tibetan language | ||
| བའུ་ཝ་ | ba'uwa | - |
| Bauwa in the Oriya language | ||
| େବୗୱା | ebawa | - |
| Bauwa in the Hindi language | ||
| बउवा | ba'uva | 70.59 |
| बऊवा | ba'uva | 29.41 |
| Bauwa in the Marathi language | ||
| बौवा | bauva | 60 |
| बौआ | bau'a | 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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- 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 Bauwa
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