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 last name Bamoun (Russian: Бамоун) is found most in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamoun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bamoun is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Bamoun occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Bamoun are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 15 people.
The surname Bamoun is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon Bamoun is most prevalent in: East Region, where 91 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 3 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 5 percent reside and Yemen, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamoun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamoun in the Russian language | ||
| Бамоун | bamoun | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis