Bayow Surname

243,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Bayow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bayow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,6171:8,319624
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bayow (441) may also be a first name.

Bayow Last Name Facts

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

Bayow is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bayow.

How Common Is The Last Name Bayow? popularity and diffusion

Bayow is the 243,551st most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,451,769 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bayow reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 408,221st most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 441 people.

It is most common in Somalia, where it is held by 1,617 people, or 1 in 8,319. Barring Somalia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Micronesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bayowa91532/
Bayowe911/
Baow899/
Byow891/
Bayahow838/
Bayew801,617/
Bayov801,094/
Biyow80245/
Bayaw80174/
Baowa8051/
Bahow8026/
Bayob8018/
Boyow8010/
Bajow807/
Bayof804/
Baoow802/
Bhaow802/
Baiow801/
Bayiw801/
Byoow801/
Bayibowa771/
Bayova731,575/
Bajowa73422/
Boyowa73149/
Bayoub73138/
Bayoff7375/
Bayuwe7349/
Biyowe7342/
Bayawe7314/
Bhaoww733/
Baiowa732/
Bayewe731/
Bayofe731/
Bagiow731/
Biyoow731/
Beyowe731/
Bahowa731/
Bayywe731/
Bayoob731/
Bayaov731/
Hbayov731/
Beaowa731/
Beyowa731/
Bouw673,369/
Bauw672,445/
Bajw67370/
Bayb67162/
Vaow6770/
Biaw6758/
Beaw6743/
Biow6735/
Baov6733/
Beow6721/
Baof6712/
Bayauov6710/
Bjaw675/
Baob675/
Hbayova675/
Bayf674/
Baiw673/
Byof672/
Boyw671/
Buyw671/
Byaw671/
Byob671/
Bajjowa671/
Baobowa671/
Baioowt671/

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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 Bayow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis