Surname Baviaan (Pavian 
, Bavian 
, Baviaan) , globally, is a rare cognomen. The surname Baviaan is characteristic of Chile, where it is a rare surname, Mexico, and Georgia, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Mexico, Chile, and the United States. Very seldom, Baviaan is the forename as well as the last name.