Baw Surname

349,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Baw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
Philippines781:1,297,92697,909
India371:20,731,497300,213
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England61:9,286,343223,652
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Baw (1,264) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawe863,744/
Bauw862,445/
Bhaw86600/
Bajw86370/
Baaw8652/
Beaw8643/
Baiw863/
Bahw862/
Hbaw861/
Bawh861/
Bauwe75265/
Bahaw75238/
Bhawe75108/
Beawe7590/
Baiwe7547/
Bajwe7529/
Bhauw759/
Bajwh757/
Baawe755/
Bhavw754/
Bhaiw752/
Bassw751/
Bhaww751/
Bawhe751/
Bahwt751/
Bahww751/
Baiww751/
Baisw751/
Beaws751/
Bab6714,925/
Bow675,873/
Bav672,880/
Baf67342/
Bahawe67128/
Bafowa676/
Bhahaw675/
Geebaw671/
Bhawsh671/
Bashsw670/
Beachw670/

Baw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻭbaw75
ﺍﺑﺎﻭabaw25
Baw in the Tibetan language
སྦའུ་ba'u60
སྦའུ།ba'u40
Baw in the Arabic language
بوbw-

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