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) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Baama is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Baama reside; 36 percent reside in Central Africa and 36 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 228,808th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,199 people.
The surname Baama is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 15 percent reside.
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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