Bhawai Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Bhawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Bhawai (27) may also be a first name.
Bhawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bhawai (Bengali: ভাওয়াই, Marathi: भावई) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhawai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bhawai live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 27 people.
It is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 67 percent live and Sindh, where 33 percent live. Excluding Pakistan Bhawai exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhawai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhawai in the Bengali language | ||
| ভাওয়াই | bha'oya'i | - |
| Bhawai in the Marathi language | ||
| भावई | bhava'i | - |
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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 Bhawai
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