Bawuya Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bawuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bawuya (34) may also be a first name.

Bawuya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bawuya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawuya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bawuya are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bawuya is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Bawuya is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 71 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Bawuya exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babuya831,555/
Bawaya83547/
Bawuye8388/
Bawiya8363/
Bowuya8321/
Baweya836/
Bawuyo835/
Bawoya831/
Bawiyah775/
Basuaya774/
Basweya774/
Baiwaya772/
Bahuiya771/
Beawaya771/
Bawayah771/
Baweuah771/
Bhawiya771/
Baawiya771/
Bahwiya771/
Bhawaya771/
Bawaaya771/
Baawaya771/
Babuyah771/
Bhabuya771/
Baway73812/
Bawai73350/
Bawey73271/
Bawaj73100/
Bawaa7381/
Bawou7348/
Bawau7325/
Bawea7323/
Bawoa7312/
Babuy7311/
Bawui734/
Bawue732/
Bawoy732/
Baisweya7148/
Baiweyau711/
Baybay674,498/
Babaya67988/
Bawaye67691/
Bobuya67651/
Boweya67479/
Babuyo67350/
Babiya67327/
Bahway67246/
Bashwiyah67199/
Bawaji67194/
Bobaya67193/
Bawajy67181/
Baubau67165/
Bowaya67114/
Babeya67113/
Baboya67111/
Bawayi6766/
Babuja6765/
Bauwai6737/
Bewaya6736/
Bavuye6734/
Baiwai6733/
Bawawe6729/
Bajwaa6720/
Baviya6716/
Bhawai6715/
Bawoyi6714/
Bawayo6712/
Baweyo6712/
Bawhey6711/
Bewoya6711/
Babuye678/
Bawoye678/
Bauvey677/
Bawaja677/
Babuia676/
Baubay675/
Bawauh674/
Bawooa674/
Bavuyi674/
Bauvai673/
Bawouh672/
Bawais672/
Bahwai672/
Bawaje672/
Beweya671/
Bawiye671/
Bawoue671/
Bauvaa671/
Bawhay671/
Baswoy671/
Bajway671/
Bhawau671/
Bhaway671/
Bewyya671/
Babhuy671/
Bahawiyah671/
Bayway671/
Bahwey671/
Beaway671/
Bawaju671/
Baawau671/
Bowiya671/
Bowuyo671/
Bajwai671/
Bajwaj671/
Beawau671/
Baubey671/
Bawahy671/
Bawaid671/
Bawayu671/
Bawout671/
Bayuoa671/
Bawuje671/
Baubai671/
Baweye671/
Bawgay671/
Baiwui671/
Bajuay671/
Bahuey670/

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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 Bawuya
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