Bawa Surname
Approximately 194,989 people bear this surname
Bawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 110,697 | 1:1,600 | 206 |
| Niger | 22,591 | 1:850 | 129 |
| Ghana | 19,881 | 1:1,359 | 224 |
| India | 10,013 | 1:76,607 | 5,194 |
| Togo | 6,405 | 1:1,132 | 97 |
| Benin | 5,842 | 1:1,769 | 219 |
| Indonesia | 3,571 | 1:37,034 | 4,309 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| DR Congo | 1,649 | 1:44,803 | 5,434 |
| Cameroon | 1,132 | 1:18,347 | 2,512 |
| United States | 1,130 | 1:320,760 | 29,246 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| Egypt | 1,037 | 1:88,656 | 7,732 |
| Iraq | 870 | 1:40,255 | 1,733 |
| Philippines | 806 | 1:125,606 | 21,532 |
| Pakistan | 788 | 1:226,705 | 5,302 |
| England | 673 | 1:82,791 | 9,141 |
| Canada | 608 | 1:60,601 | 7,126 |
| South Africa | 571 | 1:94,882 | 11,585 |
| Ivory Coast | 522 | 1:44,198 | 2,830 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Burkina Faso | 370 | 1:49,600 | 2,219 |
| United Arab Emirates | 370 | 1:24,763 | 2,798 |
| Papua New Guinea | 215 | 1:37,924 | 4,566 |
| Congo | 178 | 1:28,029 | 2,962 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| Malaysia | 123 | 1:239,790 | 13,649 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Solomon Islands | 41 | 1:14,147 | 2,649 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Guinea | 9 | 1:1,314,869 | 1,461 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Bawa (85,178) may also be a first name.
Bawa Demographics
Average Male Bawa Height
176.02 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bawa (Arabic: باوا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻭ, Hindi: बावा, Oriya: ବାୱା, Tibetan: བ་ལྦ་) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,876th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 37,374 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Bawa live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,733rd most numerous forename internationally, borne by 85,178 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 110,697 people, or 1 in 1,600. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 13 percent live, Kebbi, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria Bawa is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 12 percent live and Ghana, where 10 percent live.
Bawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bawa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bawa surname increased 37,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (80%) in Kenya and Muslim (72%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Bawa are 10.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.26% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.03% less than the national average, earning 252,537 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.17% more than the national average, earning R 352,104 per year; in United States they earn 35.4% more than the national average, earning $58,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning $59,353 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bawa in the Tibetan language | ||
| བ་ལྦ་ | baba | - |
| Bawa in the Hindi language | ||
| बावा | bava | 96.88 |
| वावा | vava | 1.56 |
| बाबा | baba | 1.56 |
| Bawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାୱା | bawa | 53.75 |
| ବୱା | bawa | 33.75 |
| େବୱା | ebawa | 7.5 |
| େବଓା | ebaoa | 2.5 |
| ଇବାୱା | ibawa | 1.25 |
| ଆସନା | asana | 1.25 |
| Bawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺎﻭ | abaw | 24.14 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﻭﺍ | abawa | 13.79 |
| ﺑﺎﻭ | baw | 13.79 |
| ﺑﺎﻭﻩ | bawh | 10.34 |
| ﺍﺑﻮ | abw | 6.9 |
| ﺁﺑﺎﻭ | abaw | 3.45 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻮ | albw | 3.45 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻭ | albaw | 3.45 |
| ﺃﺑﺎﻭﺍ | abawa | 3.45 |
| ﺑﺎﻭﺍ | bawa | 3.45 |
| ﺃﺑﺎﻭ | abaw | 3.45 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﻭﻩ | abawh | 3.45 |
| ﺁﺑﻮ | abw | 3.45 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻮﺍ | albwa | 3.45 |
| Bawa in the Arabic language | ||
| باوا | bawa | - |
| بوا | bwa | - |
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Footnotes
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