Bawis Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Bawis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

The alternate forms: Bawiś (1) are calculated separately.

Bawis (10) may also be a first name.

Bawis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bawis is most common in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant: Bawiś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Bawis live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Bawis is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Papua, where 71 percent reside and Jambi, where 29 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Bahrain, where 6 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawiś931/
Bawies9110/
Bawish915/
Bawise914/
Bawais912/
Baswis910/
Bauwise8317/
Bahwish838/
Bawitse837/
Basswis835/
Bahwais831/
Babis802,133/
Bavis801,636/
Bawic80219/
Bowis80154/
Bawes8019/
Bewis806/
Bawij803/
Vawis802/
Bawitsch7733/
Beauwais772/
Beavis734,353/
Babish73540/
Babisz73463/
Bawues73247/
Bavise73196/
Babois73179/
Bavais73141/
Baiwes73140/
Bhavis73136/
Bavois7371/
Babiss7366/
Baywes7354/
Baivis7350/
Bovais7333/
Beweis7330/
Babijs7330/
Bowise7324/
Bowies7315/
Bawich7314/
Baubis739/
Bavies738/
Bavish737/
Babeis737/
Babais737/
Beabis736/
Baibes734/
Bawesh734/
Baibis733/
Baybis733/
Bavios733/
Baewes733/
Bajwij733/
Boweis732/
Bauvis732/
Vabais732/
Bawese732/
Bauwes731/
Baweic731/
Baives731/
Bobais731/
Bevais731/
Bawess731/
Bawicz731/
Baabis731/
Bawees731/
Bowiss730/
Bauvois67599/
Bauvais67521/
Bouvais67282/
Bauhuis67261/
Babisch67175/
Bahabis67125/
Baabish6761/
Beaubis6759/
Bowhuis6754/
Beuvais6741/
Bavishe6731/
Baubois6731/
Bhawesh6720/
Bachuis6713/
Beavais679/
Bahbeis679/
Baweesh679/
Beiweis678/
Bhavish677/
Baijuis674/
Basuise674/
Buowais674/
Baibish674/
Beavois673/
Behwish673/
Bowisch672/
Bauvies672/
Bouwhis671/
Baubisz671/
Bahwich671/
Babaisz671/
Bouwais671/
Bhaibes671/
Bahwaij671/
Bawierz671/
Babheis671/
Baaibis671/
Baweshe671/
Boweise670/
Beaviss670/
Boubais670/

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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 Bawis
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