Baman Surname
Approximately 5,882 people bear this surname
Baman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Belmont' or 'de Beaumont.' 'Roger de Belmont appears in Domesday as a chief tenant in Gloucestershire and Dorset' (Lower), probably a near kinsman of the Conqueror. 'The Itin. de la Normandie gives five places in that Province called Beaumont' (ibid).
Read More About This SurnameBaman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,517 | 1:218,102 | 12,920 |
| Philippines | 812 | 1:124,678 | 21,382 |
| Afghanistan | 391 | 1:82,233 | 2,325 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Cameroon | 177 | 1:117,339 | 13,463 |
| Ivory Coast | 169 | 1:136,516 | 6,541 |
| Iran | 146 | 1:525,908 | 30,660 |
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
Baman (7,193) may also be a first name.
Baman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Belmont' or 'de Beaumont.' 'Roger de Belmont appears in Domesday as a chief tenant in Gloucestershire and Dorset' (Lower), probably a near kinsman of the Conqueror. 'The Itin. de la Normandie gives five places in that Province called Beaumont' (ibid). Nearer home are parishes or places named Beaumont in Cumberland, Essex, and Leicestershire (ibid). Generally speaking, the surname is of Norman extraction; v. Beaman.
Mathaeus de Bello Monte, Devon, Henry IIl-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Richard de Beamnund, Devon, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Geoffrey de Beumund, Southamptonshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.
William Beumunt, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Godfrey de Beaumund, Northamptonshire, ibid.
Richard de Bello Monte, Devon, ibid.
Willelmus Beumond, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
William de Bellemonte, Prepositor of Bristol, 1240. History and Antiquities of Bristol.
1596. Francis Beaument, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1622. John Beaumond, of Manchester: Wills at Chester.
Of Norman origin from one or other of the many places of the name in France. In Latin charters de Bello Monte. Roger de Bellemont or Beaumont, brother of Robert, fourth earl of Leicester, was chancellor of William the Lion (Scotichronicon, VI 42). He was consecrated bishop of St. Andrews in 1198, built the castle there, and died in 1202 (Dowden, p. 10—12; Chron. Mai I.). Richard de Bello Monte had a grant of the barony of Crail in Fife from Alexander II (charter cited in Bain, II, p. 450). His descendant Isabella de Beaumont, Lady of Vescy, received a grant from Edward I to hold a market on her manor of Karel, 1294, and in 1296 she rendered homage (ibid., 704,863). Alexander Bevmonde witnessed a charter by the earl of Huntlie, 1367 (Aboyne, p. 31). The surname is not common.
Roger de Belmont appears in Domesd. as a chief tenant in cos. Dorset and Gloucester. According to Sir H. Ellis, he was a near kinsman of the Conqueror, being a lineal descendant of that king's great grandfather. Some trace the noble English families from the Viscounts Beaumont of Normandy, and others from the blood-royal of France. The Itin. de la Normandie gives five places in that province called Beaumont, i. e., ' the fair or beautiful hill,' and there are English parishes, &c., so called in cos. Cumberland, Essex, and Leicester. In charters the name is written De Bello Monte.
(Northen French) De Beaumont; a city in France, on the river Sarte, in the province of Mayne; the fair mount. De Bello Monte.
The Beaumonts belong to an ancient and once powerful Yorkshire family. Major Beaumont was lieutenant - governor of Sheffield Castle in 1643 (H. H.). The name is also established in Suffolk.
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Baman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Baman (Arabic: بامن, Bengali: বামন, Hindi: बामन, Marathi: बामन, Oriya: ବାମନ) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Baman click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Baman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 82,398th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,238,957 people. Baman occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Baman are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 76,245th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 7,193 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 3,517 people, or 1 in 218,102. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 54 percent are found, West Bengal, where 18 percent are found and Telangana, where 10 percent are found. Not including India Baman is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.
Baman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Baman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Baman last name declined 30 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Baman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Baman surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.
Baman earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baman in the Bengali language | ||
| বামন | bamana | - |
| Baman in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାମନ | bamana | 94.17 |
| ବମନ | bamana | 1.9 |
| ବାମଣ | bamana | 1.81 |
| ବାବନ | babana | 0.27 |
| ବାମାନ | bamana | 0.14 |
| ବମାନ | bamana | 0.05 |
| ବାମିନ | bamina | 0.05 |
| Baman in the Hindi language | ||
| बामन | bamana | 62.3 |
| बमन | bamana | 22.95 |
| बामना | bamana | 4.92 |
| बमं | bamam | 4.92 |
| बामण | bamana | 1.64 |
| बामां | bamam | 1.64 |
| Baman in the Marathi language | ||
| बामन | bamana | 39.74 |
| बमन | bamana | 33.27 |
| बामण | bamana | 22.74 |
| बमण | bamana | 1.29 |
| वामन | vamana | 1.11 |
| बामं | bamam | 0.37 |
| बामान | bamana | 0.37 |
| बबन | babana | 0.18 |
| Baman in the Arabic language | ||
| بامن | bamn | - |
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