Bawu Surname
Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname
Bawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 821 | 1:89,987 | 10,233 |
| Indonesia | 282 | 1:468,969 | 38,728 |
| Nigeria | 185 | 1:957,528 | 40,908 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Bawu (2,360) may also be a first name.
Bawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bawu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bawu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bawu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 268,888th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,022,430 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Bawu live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bawu is also the 153,004th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,360 people.
This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 821 people, or 1 in 89,987. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bawou | 89 | 48 | / |
| Baiwu | 89 | 44 | / |
| Bawau | 89 | 25 | / |
| Bhawu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Bawui | 89 | 4 | / |
| Baawu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Baswu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bawhu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bajwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Beawu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Baiwut | 80 | 20 | / |
| Bahawu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bawauh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bawouh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baiwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bauwud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bawout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beawau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baawau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhawau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Babu | 75 | 711,532 | / |
| Bavu | 75 | 2,522 | / |
| Bewu | 75 | 1,028 | / |
| Bowu | 75 | 41 | / |
| Baabu | 67 | 51,612 | / |
| Babou | 67 | 20,450 | / |
| Babau | 67 | 1,598 | / |
| Bavuu | 67 | 1,230 | / |
| Babeu | 67 | 715 | / |
| Babui | 67 | 423 | / |
| Bhabu | 67 | 153 | / |
| Bavou | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bavut | 67 | 111 | / |
| Bhavu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bavus | 67 | 76 | / |
| Bavau | 67 | 66 | / |
| Bhewu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bavuz | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bobau | 67 | 49 | / |
| Baibu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Boiwu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Babhu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bowou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bovau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bewuh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Baavu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Baubu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Babuj | 67 | 12 | / |
| Babuy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bowau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bawoe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bavui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baybu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bowuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Babuș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajwauth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basvu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Bawu
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