Bamsa Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Bamsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Bamsa (59) may also be a first name.
Bamsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamsa (Hindi: बम्सा) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,518,885th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Bamsa reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 59 people.
The last name Bamsa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 60 percent live, Niger, where 11 percent live and Kaduna, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamsa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamsa in the Hindi language | ||
| बम्सा | bamsa | - |
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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 Bamsa
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