Bawak Surname

492,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bawak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3911:53,1186,922
Indonesia2501:528,99742,886
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Bawak (44) may also be a first name.

Bawak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bawak is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawak? popularity and diffusion

Bawak is the 492,802nd most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 10,860,724 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Bawak live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bawak is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 44 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 53,118. In Cameroon Bawak is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 85 percent are found, Centre Region, where 4 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Bawak exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 37 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Bawak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bawak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bawak last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawake91303/
Bahwak91214/
Bawack9111/
Bhawak911/
Bawaik911/
Bachwak8328/
Bhawake8312/
Baswake834/
Bahawak832/
Bauwaik832/
Baiwaik831/
Baiwake831/
Bawag80658/
Bavak80120/
Bawok8078/
Bowak8074/
Bewak8039/
Vawak807/
Bawaq802/
Beaweaks770/
Baibak73760/
Bavake73681/
Bajbak73114/
Bawoke7339/
Bhavak7333/
Bowakh7330/
Boswak7317/
Bowake7313/
Bowack7312/
Bağbak7310/
Babhak735/
Bavaik734/
Baivak733/
Behwak732/
Bojwak732/
Bavask732/
Bowaik731/
Vawakk731/
Bavakg731/
Bawoks731/
Baswaq731/
Bhaivak672,802/
Bhavake6794/
Basuake674/
Bouswak672/
Baivaik672/
Bahabak671/
Bahavak671/
Bauvaik671/
Bayback671/
Bawooke671/
Baubeak670/
Babeack670/
Boswack670/

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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 Bawak
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