Bakma Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Bakma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Bakma (49) may also be a first name.
Bakma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakma (Hindi: बक्म) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Bakma reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 49 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 90 percent live, Borno, where 5 percent live and Nasarawa, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakmaz | 91 | 2,253 | / |
| Bakhma | 91 | 145 | / |
| Bakmay | 91 | 19 | / |
| Backma | 91 | 12 | / |
| Bazkma | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bakmma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bakmap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Beakma | 91 | 0 | / |
| Bakhmad | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bakmach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bokma | 80 | 1,290 | / |
| Baqma | 80 | 496 | / |
| Bakme | 80 | 83 | / |
| Bakmy | 80 | 76 | / |
| Bakmi | 80 | 42 | / |
| Bekma | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vakma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bakmo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bakhmach | 77 | 1,311 | / |
| Bakhmais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Backmaus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boskma | 73 | 459 | / |
| Bakmou | 73 | 240 | / |
| Baqmaz | 73 | 50 | / |
| Bakmis | 73 | 46 | / |
| Boukma | 73 | 34 | / |
| Vaikma | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bakmez | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bockma | 73 | 14 | / |
| Beekma | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bhekma | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bookma | 73 | 10 | / |
| Beckma | 73 | 10 | / |
| Backmo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bakmiş | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bokmai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakhmi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakhmj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakmoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakmei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boekma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekhma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beukma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakmer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakhmatch | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bhathkmma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukmaz | 67 | 445 | / |
| Vaikmaa | 67 | 144 | / |
| Bazqmah | 67 | 70 | / |
| Bokhmat | 67 | 63 | / |
| Bakmmeh | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bakhmeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bakhmos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Basqmah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baqumah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beykmaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahakmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakhmej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boikema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baukhmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckmah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beakmey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheckma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backmer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bakmest | 67 | 0 | / |
Bakma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakma in the Hindi language | ||
| बक्म | bakma | 50 |
| बकमा | bakama | 50 |
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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 Bakma
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