Bawong Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Bawong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bawong (53) may also be a first name.

Bawong Last Name Facts

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

Bawong is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bawong is the 1,943,350th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Bawong occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bawong live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bawong is also the 1,366,219th most common first name internationally, held by 53 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 702,243. In Malaysia Bawong is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 95 percent live, Johor, where 2 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live. Barring Malaysia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baywong9279/
Bawoeng9216/
Bhaiwong861/
Bawongue861/
Bawang83861/
Babong83577/
Bewong83520/
Baweng83102/
Bawung8338/
Bavong8326/
Bowong8311/
Baibong7787/
Baiwang7742/
Bawonke778/
Bayuong776/
Bhaweng773/
Buowong772/
Baivong772/
Baabong772/
Baboung771/
Baywang771/
Bavoung771/
Baubong771/
Bahbong771/
Bowoung771/
Boowwong711/
Baibohng711/
Baiwoumg711/
Baivoung711/
Bagiuong711/
Bathvong711/
Babang67867/
Bobong67380/
Bewang67106/
Babung67103/
Boväng6773/
Bowang6753/
Bobung6712/
Bobang6712/
Boweng6712/
Boveng6711/
Bowung677/
Bovang674/
Vavong673/
Bovong673/
Babonk672/
Bovéng672/
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 Bawong
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