Baama Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Baama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Baama (1,199) may also be a first name.
Baama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Baama (Hindi: भामा, Marathi: बामा) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Baama live; 36 percent live in Central Africa and 36 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 228,808th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 1,199 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baama in the Hindi language | ||
| भामा | bhama | - |
| Baama in the Marathi language | ||
| बामा | bama | - |
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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 Baama
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