Bobawa Surname

347,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Bobawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bobawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,0201:18,8161,198
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444

Bobawa (41) may also be a first name.

Bobawa Last Name Facts

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

Bobawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻭﺍ) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bobawa? popularity and diffusion

Bobawa is the 347,978th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,940,520 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bobawa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 41 people.

The surname Bobawa is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 1,020 people, or 1 in 18,816. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 91 percent live, Dosso Region, where 3 percent live and Maradi Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Niger Bobawa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boubawa9256/
Bobawat923/
Boobawa921/
Bobawaya862/
Babawa83601/
Bobowa83130/
Bobaba8359/
Bubawa832/
Bebawa832/
Bobawo831/
Bobawi831/
Bobaeva7734/
Boboewa779/
Bobavat777/
Boubaba772/
Bobavas771/
Bompawa771/
Bobgava771/
Baubawa771/
Bebaway771/
Bubaiwa771/
Babawah771/
Babawaja711/
Boubaaba711/
Boubouwa711/
Bobhabai711/
Boobaeva711/
Boybaeva711/
Babawo674,407/
Bobova671,152/
Bobeva67699/
Babawi67145/
Bobabe6792/
Babawe6759/
Bebewa6729/
Bobabo6728/
Boonpawai6726/
Babowa6716/
Babawy6714/
Bovava677/
Babewa675/
Bubaba674/
Bobabi672/
Boboba671/
Baboba671/
Bachbawat671/
Bobowe671/
Bobowo671/
Bübaba671/
Bavoba671/

Bobawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bobawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻭﺍbwbawa-

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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 Bobawa
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