Baamya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Baamya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baamya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Baamya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Baamya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Baamya occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baamya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Baamya is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Baamya are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Baamya is mostly concentrated in: Hoima District, where 50 percent live, Kibaale District, where 17 percent live and Kyenjojo District, where 17 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahamya9211/
Bamya91199/
Bhamya832/
Bamaiya7732/
Bhaimya774/
Wahamya771/
Bahamia771/
Bamyo7355/
Bomya7337/
Wamya7314/
Bemya732/
Bamyasht7154/
Baymayya713/
Beamaiya712/
Basmaiya711/
Boumya67728/
Bomyea6784/
Mpamya6731/
Bhamia6728/
Bhomya672/
Bhamja671/
Waimya671/
Bhemya671/
Bemyea670/

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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 Baamya
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