Bamoun Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Bamoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Bamoun (15) may also be a first name.
Bamoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamoun (Russian: Бамоун) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamoun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Bamoun reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bamoun is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally, held by 15 people.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: East Region, where 91 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live and Littoral Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Cameroon Bamoun occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 5 percent live and Yemen, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamoun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamoun in the Russian language | ||
| Бамоун | bamoun | - |
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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 Bamoun
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