Bawumia Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bawumia Surname User-submission:

Bawumia is a Ghanaian Surname most used in the Northern Region in Ghana, it has an amazing meaning, someone very famous in Ghana has this name as his surname, his name is Mahamudu Bawumia ( Ghanaian politician, Current Vice President of Ghana, and Former Central Banker.

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Bawumia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England131:4,286,005132,302
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bawumia Surname Meaning

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Bawumia is a Ghanaian Surname most used in the Northern Region in Ghana, it has an amazing meaning, someone very famous in Ghana has this name as his surname, his name is Mahamudu Bawumia ( Ghanaian politician, Current Vice President of Ghana, and Former Central Banker.) The meaning of this brilliant surname is 'They have heard.' in the Dagbanli and Gmampruli languages.

- Micah Kwadjo Enim
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Bawumia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bawumia occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bawumia.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawumia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bawumia is the 687,524th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,908,459 people. Bawumia occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bawumia reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Bawumia is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Barring Ghana Bawumia is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Egypt, where 0 percent reside.

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Babumia868/
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Baabumaiya71171/
Bawomya715/
Bavumya711/
Bawoomya674/
Babumeaa671/
Bhowomiah6341/
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