Bavu Surname

170,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Bavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0951:700,51632,520
South Africa4461:121,47514,394
Tanzania2071:255,75720,606
Kenya1931:239,27416,651
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
France791:840,79499,796
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Nepal221:1,294,5896,753
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Bavu (4,224) may also be a first name.

Bavu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bavu (Hindi: बावू, Marathi: बावु, Russian: Баву) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bavu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 170,840th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,889,590 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Bavu live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bavu is also the 106,711th most common forename at a global level It is held by 4,224 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 1,095 people, or 1 in 700,516. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 39 percent are found, Telangana, where 35 percent are found and Bihar, where 14 percent are found. Not including India Bavu is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

Bavu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Bavu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.68% less than the national average, earning R 164,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bavuu891,230/
Bavou89117/
Bavut89111/
Bhavu8983/
Bavus8976/
Bavau8966/
Bavuz8949/
Baavu8916/
Bavui894/
Bayvu891/
Bavhu891/
Bavud891/
Basvu891/
Baveu891/
Bahavu802,854/
Bavaud80659/
Bavoux80529/
Baveux80223/
Baivou80155/
Bavouj80100/
Bhavhu8048/
Bhavud8029/
Bhavut8020/
Batvou8010/
Bavutt804/
Bhavau801/
Bayvuz801/
Beavou801/
Bavoud801/
Bavouz801/
Bavuhe801/
Baavuu801/
Beavus800/
Babu75711,532/
Vavu754,250/
Bawu751,451/
Bevu75759/
Bovu75624/
Wavu75194/
Uavu751/
Beavout731/
Bhavaud731/
Beauveu731/
Bavoush731/
Bavujje731/
Bauvaux731/
Baabu6751,612/
Babou6720,450/
Babut671,996/
Babau671,598/
Babus671,299/
Babeu67715/
Babud67633/
Babuç67484/
Babui67423/
Babuu67387/
Babuz67256/
Bavoo67165/
Vuavu67157/
Bhabu67153/
Vavut67134/
Bampu6788/
Vavuu6770/
Bhevu6763/
Bobau6749/
Bawou6748/
Vavou6748/
Baiwu6744/
Babup6736/
Baibu6735/
Veavu6731/
Babhu6725/
Bawau6725/
Babuh6724/
Basbu6724/
Mpavu6724/
Bhovu6720/
Vavau6718/
Bovau6716/
Wavuh6714/
Baubu6712/
Babuj6712/
Babuy6711/
Bavúz6711/
Bovou6710/
Bhawu679/
Wavou678/
Bowau677/
Vavud676/
Uabau675/
Beevu675/
Wabau675/
Vavus674/
Bawui674/
Wavuz674/
Vauvu673/
Baybu672/
Waivu672/
Bovuh672/
Beauvaus672/
Bovus671/
Beabu671/
Baivuddh671/
Bahbu671/
Wavuu671/
Vavui671/
Beawu671/
Npavu671/
Vaivu671/
Uhavu671/
Waveu671/
Beveu671/
Bajwu671/
Bahavous671/
Bawhu671/
Baswu671/
Babgu671/
Babuś671/
Babuș671/
Baawu671/
Buivu671/
Beauvous670/

Bavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bavu in the Hindi language
बावूbavu92.97
बावुbavu6.06
बवुbavu0.24
वावूvavu0.24
बवूbavu0.12
Bavu in the Marathi language
बावुbavu63.53
बावूbavu34.12
बवूbavu1.18
बवुbavu1.18
Bavu in the Russian language
Бавуbavu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bavu
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