Bamas Surname
Approximately 1,273 people bear this surname
Bamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 522 | 1:127,247 | 19,388 |
| Yemen | 461 | 1:57,322 | 4,367 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| Burkina Faso | 50 | 1:367,042 | 5,907 |
| Greece | 38 | 1:291,573 | 42,990 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Bamaś (2) are calculated separately.
Bamas (222) may also be a first name.
Bamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bamas (Hindi: बामस, Marathi: बमस) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bamaś. For other possible spellings of Bamas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 298,939th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,724,702 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Bamas live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Bamas is also the 605,116th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 222 people.
The last name is most numerous in France, where it is held by 522 people, or 1 in 127,247. In France it is most prevalent in: Pays de la Loire, where 38 percent live, Normandy, where 27 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Not including France this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Bamas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bamas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bamas last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamas in the Hindi language | ||
| बामस | bamasa | - |
| Bamas in the Marathi language | ||
| बमस | bamasa | 50 |
| बामस | bamasa | 25 |
| बयस | bayasa | 25 |
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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 Bamas
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