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) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as: Bamaï. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamai? popularity and diffusion
Bamai is the 232,007th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,185,839 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bamai live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 201,926th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 1,484 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,389 people, or 1 in 127,533. In Nigeria Bamai is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 43 percent reside, Kaduna, where 25 percent reside and Borno, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.
Bamai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bamai surname is chiefly 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
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- 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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