Bawo
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Benefactor, master
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/bæˌw/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Bawo is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Nigeria.
- NGNigeria
- MYMalaysia
- PHPhilippines
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Benefactor, master.
Sources 1
- The African book of names
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Bawo is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In sxn, shallow, as where the sea floor is elevated
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Cebuano, the houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In mak, shallow, shallow place
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In wlo, top, upper side
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Bambara, because of
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Saint Bavob. 589BEnot in their usual nameRoman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint
- Bavo Claesb. 1949BEnot in their usual nameBelgian writer and journalist
- Bavo Galamab. 1958NLnot in their usual nameDutch theatre and TV maker, actor, director, presenter and author
- Bavo Defurneb. 1971BEnot in their usual nameBelgian film director
- Bavo Dhoogeb. 1973BEnot in their usual nameBelgian writer
- Bawo Ijirighob. 1989USNigerian American rapper and entrepreneur and founder of the niche fragrance brand Ilé Olomu
- Bavo Haemelsb. 1994BEnot in their usual namecyclist
- Bavo BuysBEnot in their usual nameBelgian performing artist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 6 sources across 4 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG Papua New Guinea | PNG Election Results Database — candidate names (1972–2022) | — | 3 | #33 |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Bawo mean, and where does it come from?
- Benefactor, master. Recorded by The African book of names.
- How do you pronounce Bawo?
- A machine transcription gives /bæˌw/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Bawo have the most bearers?
- Bawo is most frequently recorded in Nigeria.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Bawo”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.