Baú Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Baú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
São Tomé and Príncipe81:22,1781,188
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

The alternate forms: Bau (42,782), Baù (165), Baû (1), Bäu (7) & Báu (1) are calculated separately.

Baú Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baú is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Bau, Baù, Baû, Bäu or Báu. Click here for other possible spellings of Baú.

How Common Is The Last Name Baú? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Baú occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Baú are found; 84 percent are found in South America and 84 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 2,642,893. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 31 percent reside, Paraná, where 21 percent reside and São Paulo, where 17 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 8 percent reside and Angola, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bau8942,782/
Baù89165/
Baû891/
Bahú8612/
Baús862/
Bayú861/
Ba801,320,521/
807/
Bäu787/
Báu781/
Bai679,907,044/
Bao672,423,210/
Bah671,085,979/
Bha6797,330/
Bay6772,985/
Boa6744,552/
Bua6722,716/
Bia6722,403/
Baa6720,345/
Bea6714,743/
Bae6711,397/
Bya673,894/
Bba672,559/
Hba67469/
Baï67430/
Bwa67368/
Baî6752/
Wba6739/
Pba6726/
Búa6719/
Bôa6717/
Béa6715/
B A675/
Búi673/
Baÿ673/
Beú672/
B-A671/
Baà671/
Biú671/
Bïa671/
Bêa671/
Bõa671/
Baí671/

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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 Baú
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