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
Bawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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་) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,876th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,374 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 frequently held given name at a global level, held by 85,178 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 110,697 people, or 1 in 1,600. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 13 percent are found, Kebbi, where 13 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 95 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 12 percent are found and Ghana, where 10 percent are found.
Bawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bawa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bawa last name expanded 37,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bawa surname is principally 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% registered with the 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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