Ba (surname)

Ba (surname)

Ba, Bâ and Bah are potentially related West African surnames.Notable people who share these surnames are listed below separately for each surname along with information relevant to the geographic and historical distribution of the surnames.

urname instances

Bâ

;Born after 1800
* Rip (Senegal): Maba Diakhou Bâ (1809–1867); 'Rip' was a kingdom led by Bâ which was contained in the territory of modern Senegal

;Born after 1900
* Mali-Senegal: Amadou Hampâté Bâ (c.1901–1991)
* Senegal: Mariama Bâ (1929–1981)
* Niger: Youssouf Sambo Bâ (born 1942)

;Born after 1950
* Mali: Alioune Bâ (born 1959)

Ba

;Born after 1950
* Senegal: Amadou Dia Ba (born 1958)
* Sweden: Inday Ba (1972–2005; mixed Senegalese-Swedish parentage)
* Senegal-France: Ibrahim Ba (born 1973; emigrated to France as a child)
* Belgium: Sadio Ba (born 1973)
* Senegal: Ismail Ba (born 1974)
* Côte d'Ivoire: Georges Ba (born 1979)
* Senegal: Papa Malick Ba (born 1980)
* Senegal: Issa Ba (born 1981)
* Senegal: Pape Samba Ba (born 1982)
* Angola: Teresa Nzola Meso Ba (born 1983)
* Senegal: Ibrahima Ba (born 1984)
* France: Demba Ba (born 1985)

Bah

;Born after 1950
* Guinea: Almamy Schuman Bah (born 1974)
* Guinea: Abdallah Bah (born 1975)
* Sierra Leone: Mamadu Alphajor Bah (born 1977)
* Guinea-Switzerland: Thierno Bah (born 1982; emigrated to Switzerland)

Sierra Leone: Ibrahim Bah (Born 1969) International Footballer (former captain of Sierra Leone's football team)

Fictional characters

* United States comic: Tim Boo Ba (debut 1962)


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