Bamayo Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Bamayo Surname Definition:
Bamayo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mother / Mother's sister / Great grandmother.
Bamayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bamayo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bamayo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mother / Mother's sister / Great grandmother.
Bamayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bamayo occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamayo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Bamayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Bamayo are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Bamayo is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
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Footnotes
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