Bamen Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Bamen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 229 | 1:90,695 | 10,883 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Bamen (183) may also be a first name.
Bamen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamen (Hindi: बमॅन, Marathi: बामेन, Russian: Бамен) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 839,220th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name Bamen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Bamen live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bamen is also the 673,127th most numerous forename on earth It is held by 183 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 90,695. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 55 percent reside, West Region, where 24 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Bamen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bamen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bamen surname contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamen in the Hindi language | ||
| बमॅन | bamena | 83.33 |
| बमेन | bamena | 16.67 |
| Bamen in the Marathi language | ||
| बामेन | bamena | 80 |
| बामेण | bamena | 10 |
| बमेन | bamena | 10 |
| Bamen in the Russian language | ||
| Бамен | bamen | - |
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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 Bamen
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