Bambara Surname
Approximately 19,731 people bear this surname
Bambara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 16,904 | 1:1,086 | 167 |
| Ivory Coast | 831 | 1:27,763 | 1,934 |
| Italy | 450 | 1:135,904 | 21,738 |
| Tanzania | 413 | 1:128,188 | 12,040 |
| United States | 271 | 1:1,337,487 | 93,180 |
| Senegal | 208 | 1:70,093 | 916 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Benin | 34 | 1:303,988 | 24,879 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Bambara (435) may also be a first name.
Bambara Demographics
Average Bambara Salary in
United States
$55,596 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bambara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bambara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bambara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: बाम्बरा, Marathi: बंबरा, Oriya: ପଧାନ, Russian: Бамбара) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bambara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 27,234th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 369,345 people. Bambara is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bambara live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 411,176th most frequent first name internationally, held by 435 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 16,904 people, or 1 in 1,086. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Centre-Est Region, where 49 percent are found, Centre Region, where 37 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Burkina Faso this last name is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found and Italy, where 2 percent are found.
Bambara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bambara are 7.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.98% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bambara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.33% less than the national average, earning €18,520 per year; in United States they earn 28.85% more than the national average, earning $55,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.14% more than the national average, earning $62,172 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bambara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bambara in the Hindi language | ||
| बाम्बरा | bambara | - |
| Bambara in the Marathi language | ||
| बंबरा | bambara | 72 |
| बांबरा | bambara | 16 |
| बंबारा | bambara | 12 |
| Bambara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭﻩ | bmbarh | 33.33 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﺮﺍ | bmbra | 33.33 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﺮ | bmbr | 16.67 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭ | bmbar | 16.67 |
| Bambara in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 20 |
| ଗଡସରା | gadasara | 20 |
| କହଁର | kahamra | 20 |
| ବାାରା | baara | 20 |
| ପାେଳୟା | paelaya | 20 |
| Bambara in the Russian language | ||
| Бамбара | bambara | - |
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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 Bambara
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