Where Does The Last Name Bawai Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bawai (Hindi: बवाड़ी, Marathi: बावई) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawai? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 801,116^th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Bawai are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 42 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Bawai is also the 639,077^th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 201 people.

The last name Bawai is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 56,233. In Papua New Guinea Bawai is most frequent in: National Capital District, where 44 percent reside, Central, where 30 percent reside and East Sepik, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Bawai exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.