Bamai Surname
Approximately 1,741 people bear this surname
Bamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,389 | 1:127,533 | 8,333 |
| Cameroon | 97 | 1:214,114 | 21,748 |
| Niger | 81 | 1:236,938 | 7,651 |
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Benin | 47 | 1:219,906 | 20,230 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
The alternate forms: Bamaï (38) are calculated separately.
Bamai (1,484) may also be a first name.
Bamai Demographics
Bamai Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Bamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamai (Hindi: बमई, Marathi: बामई, Oriya: ବାମାଇ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bamaï. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bamai is the 232,007th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,185,839 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bamai reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bamai is also the 201,926th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,484 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,389 people, or 1 in 127,533. In Nigeria Bamai is primarily found in: Yobe, where 43 percent live, Kaduna, where 25 percent live and Borno, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Bamai exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.
Bamai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamai in the Marathi language | ||
| बामई | bama'i | - |
| Bamai in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାମାଇ | bama'i | 75 |
| ବମାଇ | bama'i | 10 |
| ବିଆମଇ | bi'ama'i | 5 |
| ବାମାଇଁ | bama'im | 5 |
| ବମଇ | bama'i | 5 |
| Bamai in the Hindi language | ||
| बमई | bama'i | 33.33 |
| बमइ | bama'i | 33.33 |
| बंाई | bama'i | 16.67 |
| बामई | bama'i | 16.67 |
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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 Bamai
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