Bamiya Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Bamiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bamiya (714) may also be a first name.
Bamiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bamiya (Hindi: बमीया, Marathi: बमीया, Oriya: ବାମିୟା, Russian: Бамия) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bamiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Bamiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Bamiya reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 309,041st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 714 people.
The surname Bamiya is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: North Region, where 85 percent reside and Far North Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାମିୟା | bamiya | 84.21 |
| ବାମିଆ | bami'a | 5.26 |
| ବମିୟା | bamiya | 5.26 |
| ବାମିୟାାଇଆଂ | bamiyaa'i'am | 5.26 |
| Bamiya in the Marathi language | ||
| बमीया | bamiya | 80 |
| बािमया | baimaya | 20 |
| Bamiya in the Hindi language | ||
| बमीया | bamiya | 33.33 |
| बमिया | bamiya | 33.33 |
| बामिया | bamiya | 33.33 |
| Bamiya in the Russian language | ||
| Бамия | bamia | - |
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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 Bamiya
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