Bawang Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bawang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5221:193,94330,793
Indonesia2011:657,95651,506
Malaysia1011:292,02216,042
India111:69,733,217610,955
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Bawang (1,038) may also be a first name.

Bawang Last Name Facts

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

Bawang is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 406,613th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,464,049 people. The last name Bawang is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Bawang are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 248,913th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,038 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 522 people, or 1 in 193,943. In The Philippines Bawang is primarily concentrated in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 38 percent live, Western Visayas, where 25 percent live and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from The Philippines Bawang occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baiwang9242/
Baywang921/
Bhawaing861/
Babang83867/
Bewang83106/
Baweng83102/
Bawong8392/
Bowang8353/
Bawanke77174/
Baibang77151/
Baywong7779/
Baybang7715/
Boowang7712/
Basuang7711/
Buiwang775/
Boswang773/
Bhaweng773/
Baabong772/
Bhabang772/
Baubang771/
Baivang771/
Bouwang771/
Boewang771/
Mpawang771/
Bayuang771/
Bojwang771/
Baihuang7146/
Bavasing7137/
Bassuang7114/
Baasuang714/
Bhaibang714/
Bathuang713/
Boowwang711/
Bhaiwong711/
Bawongue711/
Bagiuang711/
Bowateng711/
Bawasink711/
Bhavasing672,576/
Babong67577/
Bewong67520/
Bavong6726/
Bhaybhang6717/
Bobang6712/
Boweng6712/
Bowong6711/
Bavank679/
Bhaibhang679/
Bovang674/
Vavang671/
Bavassing671/
Bevang671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bawang
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