Bawok Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Bawok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897

Bawok (412) may also be a first name.

Bawok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bawok is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawok? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,136,387th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Bawok occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Bawok are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 423,803rd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 412 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 4,408,306. In Indonesia it is most common in: Central Java, where 30 percent live, Lampung, where 27 percent live and Papua, where 20 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawoke9139/
Bawoek917/
Bawoks911/
Bawooke831/
Bawak80671/
Bawuk80185/
Bewok8032/
Bowok806/
Bawog801/
Bavok801/
Bawake73303/
Bahwak73214/
Babock73147/
Bhawuk7311/
Bawack7311/
Baiwog733/
Babook733/
Beawoc731/
Baybok731/
Babokh731/
Bavoke731/
Bhawak731/
Bowock731/
Bavoks730/
Bachwak6728/
Baubock6714/
Bhawake6712/
Baivoke678/
Baswake674/
Babocck674/
Bahawak672/
Bhawuke671/
Baiwake671/
Baboock670/
Vawhook670/

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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 Bawok
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