Bamayi Surname
Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname
Bamayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 882 | 1:200,842 | 12,034 |
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Bamayi (718) may also be a first name.
Bamayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bamayi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 287,524th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,458,836 people. The last name Bamayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bamayi live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bamayi is also the 308,040th most numerous given name in the world, held by 718 people.
Bamayi is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 200,842. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent reside, Kebbi, where 14 percent reside and Kaduna, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Bamayi exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Bamayi
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