Bawak Surname
Approximately 671 people bear this surname
Bawak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 391 | 1:53,118 | 6,922 |
| Indonesia | 250 | 1:528,997 | 42,886 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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 surname Bawak is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bawak.
How Common Is The Last Name Bawak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 492,802nd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,860,724 people. Bawak occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Bawak reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 44 people.
The surname Bawak is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 53,118. In Cameroon Bawak is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 85 percent live, Centre Region, where 4 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 37 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Bawak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bawak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bawak last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bawake | 91 | 303 | / |
| Bahwak | 91 | 214 | / |
| Bawack | 91 | 11 | / |
| Bhawak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bawaik | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bachwak | 83 | 28 | / |
| Bhawake | 83 | 12 | / |
| Baswake | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bahawak | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bauwaik | 83 | 2 | / |
| Baiwaik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baiwake | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bawag | 80 | 658 | / |
| Bavak | 80 | 120 | / |
| Bawok | 80 | 78 | / |
| Bowak | 80 | 74 | / |
| Bewak | 80 | 39 | / |
| Vawak | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bawaq | 80 | 2 | / |
| Beaweaks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Baibak | 73 | 760 | / |
| Bavake | 73 | 681 | / |
| Bajbak | 73 | 114 | / |
| Bawoke | 73 | 39 | / |
| Bhavak | 73 | 33 | / |
| Bowakh | 73 | 30 | / |
| Boswak | 73 | 17 | / |
| Bowake | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bowack | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bağbak | 73 | 10 | / |
| Babhak | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bavaik | 73 | 4 | / |
| Baivak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Behwak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bojwak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bavask | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bowaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vawakk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bavakg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bawoks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baswaq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhaivak | 67 | 2,802 | / |
| Bhavake | 67 | 94 | / |
| Basuake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouswak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baivaik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahabak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahavak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauvaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayback | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawooke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baubeak | 67 | 0 | / |
| Babeack | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boswack | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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