Bagamoyo Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bagamoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bagamoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bagamoyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bagamoyo is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Bagamoyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bagamoyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bagamoyo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,308,851. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 56 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent are found and Mara Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Bagamoyo exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bangamoyo941/
Bagamoya881/
Bangamoya8221/
Bangamojo824/
Bagamiya753/
Vaghamayo7132/
Baghamiya711/
Bahagamye711/
Bangomoye711/
Bagomay6744/
Wagamou672/
Banggamuye671/
Bagamai671/
Wagamey671/
Bagamaa671/
Baghamejiy671/

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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 Bagamoyo
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