Bamenda Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Bamenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 93 | 1:223,323 | 22,423 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Bamenda (32) may also be a first name.
Bamenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bamenda is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamenda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamenda are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bamenda is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 32 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 223,323. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 52 percent live, Far North Region, where 20 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 19 percent live. Other than Cameroon Bamenda occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baimenda | 93 | 107 | / |
| Bamienda | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bamnda | 92 | 1 | / |
| Baminda | 86 | 42 | / |
| Bomenda | 86 | 41 | / |
| Wamenda | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bamendi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bemenda | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bamendo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bamoende | 80 | 21 | / |
| Bamindah | 80 | 12 | / |
| Baimendi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baiminda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamendje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bomnda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baumender | 75 | 4 | / |
| Baimendes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bomende | 71 | 35 | / |
| Beminda | 71 | 9 | / |
| Waminda | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bemendo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamendo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaminda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamindo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahamuendi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boumendi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bomendje | 67 | 27 | / |
| Basmynder | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bahaminde | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bomndo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Womnda | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bomindo | 57 | 239 | / |
| Wamindo | 57 | 43 | / |
| Wamndou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bomndie | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bhomnde | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vomende | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bomindi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vamindi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vamndih | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boumindi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Voumndap | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Bamenda
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