Baw Surname
Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname
Baw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
| Indonesia | 103 | 1:1,283,973 | 89,572 |
| Philippines | 78 | 1:1,297,926 | 97,909 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109 | 1:460,722 | 33,053 |
Baw (1,264) may also be a first name.
Baw Demographics
Average Baw Salary in
United States
$45,911 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Baw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Baw (Arabic: بو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻭ, Tibetan: སྦའུ་) is most common in Egypt. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 349,405th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Baw are found; 50 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Baw is also the 221,982nd most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 1,264 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 519 people, or 1 in 177,140. Aside from Egypt Baw exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Baw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Baw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Baw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Baw last name are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.96% being registered with the political party.
The amount Baw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.76% less than the national average, earning R 7,692 per year; in United States they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $45,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.25% less than the national average, earning $34,656 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bawe | 86 | 3,744 | / |
| Bauw | 86 | 2,445 | / |
| Bhaw | 86 | 600 | / |
| Bajw | 86 | 370 | / |
| Baaw | 86 | 52 | / |
| Beaw | 86 | 43 | / |
| Baiw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bahw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hbaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bawh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bauwe | 75 | 265 | / |
| Bahaw | 75 | 238 | / |
| Bhawe | 75 | 108 | / |
| Beawe | 75 | 90 | / |
| Baiwe | 75 | 47 | / |
| Bajwe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Bhauw | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bajwh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Baawe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bhavw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bhaiw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bassw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhaww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bawhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahwt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baiww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baisw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beaws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bab | 67 | 14,925 | / |
| Bow | 67 | 5,873 | / |
| Bav | 67 | 2,880 | / |
| Baf | 67 | 342 | / |
| Bahawe | 67 | 128 | / |
| Bafowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhahaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geebaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhawsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bashsw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beachw | 67 | 0 | / |
Baw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻭ | baw | 75 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﻭ | abaw | 25 |
| Baw in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྦའུ་ | ba'u | 60 |
| སྦའུ། | ba'u | 40 |
| Baw in the Arabic language | ||
| بو | bw | - |
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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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- 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 Baw
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