Bamshir Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Bamshir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamshir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Bamshir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bamshir occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamshir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Bamshir reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Bamshir is mostly found in: Osun, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bamsir921/
Banshir8625/
Banshair801/
Wamshire800/
Bansir77546/
Baumscher751/
Boomshire751/
Wamsher71222/
Baschinger71128/
Banchir7130/
Baumser7116/
Vanshir7112/
Bansair715/
Bamcher714/
Bansire712/
Boumsir712/
Bansird711/
Bhansir711/
Bansjir711/
Bansier711/
Bamsere711/
Bonshir711/
Bamzher711/
Bansher710/
Basinger675,124/
Bonshire6791/
Banscher6769/
Bauschinger6719/
Bansheer673/
Basingir672/
Boumchir671/
Bonsheir670/
Beansher670/

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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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  • 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 Bamshir
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