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
Bawu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bawu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 268,888th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,022,430 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Bawu reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 153,004th most common first name at a global level, borne by 2,360 people.
The surname Bawu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 821 people, or 1 in 89,987. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
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
- 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 Bawu
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