Bawule Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bawule Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bawule (23) may also be a first name.

Bawule Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bawule is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawule? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bawule live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 23 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,128,702. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Barring South Africa Bawule exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Bawule Last Name Statistics demography

Bawule earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.45% less than the national average, earning R 101,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawulie929/
Baiwule924/
Bawoule922/
Bhawule921/
Bawulle921/
Bawul9184/
Bawole833,044/
Bawula83430/
Bawuli83378/
Babule83361/
Bavule83354/
Bowule8334/
Bawile834/
Bhawul831/
Bewule831/
Baboule77478/
Babuile77146/
Babhule7790/
Babulea7766/
Babulle7758/
Bawoleh7756/
Baiwula7728/
Bawoula7710/
Bhawuli779/
Bawolle776/
Bowgule773/
Bawoole773/
Vawhule772/
Babuley772/
Bawulya772/
Bhawula771/
Babaule771/
Bavhule771/
Baibule771/
Bahwile771/
Baiwile771/
Baiwole771/
Baubule771/
Bawuili771/
Bauwula771/
Baawula771/
Babul7320,319/
Bawol73498/
Bavul7368/
Bauville7174/
Bahavule715/
Bajbhule711/
Bhhawula711/
Bawili676,510/
Bavula67656/
Bawoel67608/
Babuli67371/
Bawily67101/
Bawola6771/
Vabule6758/
Baboul6751/
Bowole6743/
Bovule6736/
Bavile6729/
Vavule6722/
Bowuli6721/
Bavuli6719/
Baybul6715/
Bawoll6712/
Baabul679/
Babhul678/
Bajwol677/
Babaul676/
Baywol676/
Bewuli675/
Bobule675/
Babull674/
Baibul674/
Bhabul672/
Bawool672/
Bhawol672/
Bhajbhule671/
Babuil671/
Bahaboule671/
Basvul670/

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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 Bawule
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