Ba'ana Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Ba'ana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 459 | 1:45,249 | 5,951 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Ba'ana (28) may also be a first name.
Ba'ana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ba'ana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ba'ana occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ba'ana.
How Common Is The Last Name Ba'ana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 653,013th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ba'ana are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 28 people.
The surname Ba'ana is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 459 people, or 1 in 45,249. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 46 percent live, South Region, where 37 percent live and Far North Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Ba'ana occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.
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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 Ba'ana
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