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Where Does The Last Name Bama Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bama (Arabic: بما, Bengali: বামা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻣﺎ, Hindi: बामा, Marathi: बामा, Oriya: ବାମା, Russian: Бама) occurs most in Nepal. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bama? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 15,208^th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 198,956 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Bama are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bama is also the 34,563^rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 22,519 people.

Bama is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is held by 21,468 people, or 1 in 1,327. In Nepal Bama is primarily found in: Seti, where 42 percent live, Karnali, where 30 percent live and Mahakali, where 25 percent live. Aside from Nepal this last name exists in 78 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Bama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bama surname rose 2,280 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Bama last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Bama earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.79% less than the national average, earning $29,865 USD per year.