Bhawa Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Bhawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 86 | 1:179,514 | 21,615 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bhawa (754) may also be a first name.
Bhawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bhawa (Hindi: भवा, Oriya: ଭାୱା) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,300,225th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. Bhawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Bhawa live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 299,270th most widely held first name internationally, held by 754 people.
The surname Bhawa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 179,514. In Zimbabwe Bhawa is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 58 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Bhawa exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhawa in the Hindi language | ||
| भवा | bhava | 75 |
| भावना | bhavana | 25 |
| Bhawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭାୱା | bhawa | 55 |
| ଭୱା | bhawa | 42.5 |
| ଭଉଆ | bha'u'a | 2.5 |
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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 Bhawa
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