Bahame Surname
Approximately 2,820 people bear this surname
Bahame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,738 | 1:19,336 | 2,457 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Bahamé (1) are calculated separately.
Bahame (2,444) may also be a first name.
Bahame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bahame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bahame (Arabic: بهام, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺤﻢ, Marathi: बहमे, Oriya: ବାହାେମ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as: Bahamé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahame? popularity and diffusion
It is the 155,410th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,584,236 people. The last name Bahame is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bahame live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 149,710th most common first name globally, borne by 2,444 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,738 people, or 1 in 19,336. In Tanzania Bahame is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 59 percent are found, Geita Region, where 13 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Bahame is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bahame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bahame in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାହାେମ | bahaema | - |
| Bahame in the Marathi language | ||
| बहमे | bahame | - |
| Bahame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺤﻢ | bhm | 50 |
| ﺑﺤﺎﻡ | bham | 50 |
| Bahame in the Arabic language | ||
| بهام | bham | - |
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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 Bahame
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