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 last name Bamshir is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bamshir.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamshir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Bamshir is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Bamshir live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Bamshir is primarily found in: Osun, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 17 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Bamshir
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