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
The last name Baama (Hindi: भामा, Marathi: बामा) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Baama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,185,341st most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name worldwide, held by 1,199 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Without taking into account The DR Congo Baama 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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