Bamana Surname
Approximately 13,547 people bear this surname
Bamana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 8,414 | 1:8,781 | 1,087 |
| Congo | 3,188 | 1:1,565 | 247 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| France | 600 | 1:110,705 | 16,539 |
| India | 192 | 1:3,995,132 | 108,566 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 32 | 1:720,976 | 19,991 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Bamaña (1) are calculated separately.
Bamana (1,141) may also be a first name.
Bamana Demographics
Average Bamana Salary in
South Africa
R 85,332
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bamana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bamana (Hindi: बामणा, Marathi: बमणा, Oriya: ବାମଣା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Bamaña. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,823rd most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 537,945 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bamana live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 235,667th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 1,141 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 8,414 people, or 1 in 8,781. Beside The DR Congo Bamana occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 24 percent are found and Togo, where 7 percent are found.
Bamana Last Name Statistics demography
Bamana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.09% less than the national average, earning R 85,332 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamana in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାମଣା | bamana | 51.06 |
| ବାମନ | bamana | 16.49 |
| ବାମନା | bamana | 10.64 |
| ବାମାଣା | bamana | 5.85 |
| ବମାନା | bamana | 5.32 |
| ବମନା | bamana | 4.79 |
| ବାମାନା | bamana | 2.66 |
| ବାମଣ | bamana | 1.6 |
| ବାମନି | bamani | 0.53 |
| ବାମୁଣା | bamuna | 0.53 |
| Bamana in the Marathi language | ||
| बमणा | bamana | 47.92 |
| बामना | bamana | 25 |
| बामणा | bamana | 12.5 |
| बमना | bamana | 6.25 |
| बामणे | bamane | 4.17 |
| समाणे | samane | 2.08 |
| भावना | bhavana | 2.08 |
| Bamana in the Hindi language | ||
| बामणा | bamana | 42.86 |
| बमना | bamana | 28.57 |
| बमाना | bamana | 14.29 |
| बामना | bamana | 14.29 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bamana
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