Bamei Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Bamei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bamei (11,211) may also be a first name.
Bamei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamei (Oriya: ବାେମଇ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bamei.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bamei is the 988,329th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Bamei are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bamei is also the 56,754th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 11,211 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Iran, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamei in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାେମଇ | baema'i | - |
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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 Bamei
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