Bamua Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Bamua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Bamua (12) may also be a first name.
Bamua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamua is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 767,694th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Bamua are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bamua is also the 3,306,491st most common first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
The surname Bamua is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 263,856. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamwua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Baumua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Baimua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Baemua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Beamuah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bamouha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bamba | 80 | 408,294 | / |
| Bamwa | 80 | 417 | / |
| Bemua | 80 | 34 | / |
| Bomua | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wamua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bamva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vamua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bamuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baajmuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baimba | 73 | 5,457 | / |
| Baumba | 73 | 586 | / |
| Bambou | 73 | 412 | / |
| Bambai | 73 | 352 | / |
| Baamba | 73 | 285 | / |
| Bambha | 73 | 205 | / |
| Bambau | 73 | 80 | / |
| Bamwai | 73 | 51 | / |
| Bambay | 73 | 34 | / |
| Bambea | 73 | 27 | / |
| Boimua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bemwua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vaimua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bammba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bambaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wuamua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bamvou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wamuea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hbamba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uaamua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamuaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bamvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bambuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhambha | 67 | 34 | / |
| Baimbai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Baymbay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bambhai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baimwas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bambhaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wamuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waymuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baimbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahamwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhamwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhamvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baimwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambhay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bamua
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