Ba, , and Bah are potentially related West African surnames, usually of Fula origin. In the Fula culture of Mali and Senegal, the surname Diakité is considered equivalent.[citation needed][1]

Ba is also a family name in modern China.

Ba in China

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  • Ba Manzi, Chinese military general of the ancient Ba kingdom in the Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
  • Ba Dai 巴岱 (1930–2022), politician
  • Ba Denian 巴德年 (born 1938), immunologist, physician and educator
  • Ba Dexin 巴德鑫 (born 1990), curler
  • Ba Ge 巴戈 (1954–2022), Taiwanese actor and television host
  • Ba Yan 巴燕 (born 1962), basketball player
  • Ba Yongshan (born 1961), archer
  • Ba Zhongtan (1930–2018), general of the People's Liberation Army

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Osborn, David W (2012). A Fulfulde (maasina). MSU press. p. 13. ISBN 0870139428.