Bawab Surname

147,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Bawab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Lebanon6771:8,3271,304
Jordan3041:29,0873,742
Palestine2831:16,0742,782
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Canada541:682,32655,162
United Arab Emirates471:194,94213,936
Syria221:877,3196,367
Qatar161:147,37516,023
France61:11,070,454349,096
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Bawab (10) may also be a first name.

Bawab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bawab (Arabic: بواب) is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawab? popularity and diffusion

Bawab is the 147,969th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,437,306 people. Bawab is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Bawab live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Bawab is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name globally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Bawab is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,232 people, or 1 in 25,045. Beside Saudi Arabia Bawab occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 23 percent reside and Jordan, where 10 percent reside.

Bawab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Shiite (51%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Bawab last name are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bawab earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.15% more than the national average, earning $51,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.58% more than the national average, earning $56,432 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawwab9137/
Bawhab9110/
Baswab914/
Baawab912/
Bhawab911/
Bawahab83808/
Babab809,200/
Bewab80360/
Bowab8058/
Bavab8017/
Bawap809/
Bawob801/
Baweb801/
Baishwab771/
Baashwab771/
Bouwab73171/
Baiwap7339/
Bababh7323/
Basvab7311/
Baibab734/
Bhavab733/
Veawab732/
Bavabh731/
Babaab731/
Bavaab731/
Bahuab731/
Baivab731/
Baibhab676/
Bahabov672/
Baouhab671/
Bahabap671/
Bhaivab671/
Bashuab671/

Bawab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bawab in the Arabic language
بوابbwab-

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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 Bawab
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