Bawuah Surname

91,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bawuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,0571:5,343751
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
England411:1,358,97760,528
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Bawuah (565) may also be a first name.

Bawuah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bawuah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bawuah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawuah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bawuah is the 91,002nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,384,938 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bawuah are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bawuah is also the 353,173rd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 565 people.

It is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 5,057 people, or 1 in 5,343. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Bawuah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bawuah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Bawuah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baawuah92635/
Baweuah921/
Bawoua835/
Bawuhas7711/
Babouah772/
Bawouat771/
Bavoua67333/
Baboua6792/
Babaua6747/
Bowoua678/
Vawoua677/
Bawooa674/
Babuľa672/
Babuĺa671/
Babuța671/
Babuhijah671/

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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 Bawuah
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