Bamgbose Surname

68,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bamgbose Surname User-submission:

The surname Bamgbose means 'give me Ose'. Ose is the staff of authority held by Sango, the god of thunder.

Bamgbose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,8851:25,7292,222
England1821:306,14323,159
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Bamgbose (120) may also be a first name.

Bamgbose Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bamgbose means 'give me Ose'. Ose is the staff of authority held by Sango, the god of thunder.

- omobamgs

Bamgbose Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bamgbose Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bamgbose is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamgbose? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,493rd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,004,902 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bamgbose reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bamgbose is also the 852,104th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 120 people.

The surname Bamgbose is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,885 people, or 1 in 25,729. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 45 percent reside, Lagos, where 33 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Bamgbose Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bamgbose last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Bamgbose earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.95% less than the national average, earning $31,952 USD per year.

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