Bawiah Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bawiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Bawiah (100) may also be a first name.

Bawiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bawiah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bawiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 930,678th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name Bawiah is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bawiah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bawiah is also the 946,056th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 100 people.

It is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Apart from Ghana this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawia91297/
Baviah83549/
Bajwia834/
Bhawia832/
Baawia831/
Bauwia831/
Bawjia831/
Baweuah771/
Babia734,175/
Bavia73508/
Bawya7322/
Bowia7319/
Bawja737/
Bawio731/
Bewia731/
Beaubiah7140/
Babijhah711/
Baweja674,017/
Babiha67500/
Bowyah6760/
Baabia6728/
Batvia6726/
Babija6720/
Baibya6712/
Bavias6710/
Bavija679/
Baweya676/
Bowiea674/
Bhawya673/
Boweah673/
Bajvia672/
Babiaa672/
Bawiot672/
Babiho672/
Bhabia672/
Beawya671/
Beavia671/
Bhowia671/
Babjah671/
Baibia671/
Bouwia671/
Bawjai671/
Babuhijah671/
Babioh671/
Basuia671/
Baviat671/
Beabia670/

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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 Bawiah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis