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 most common in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bamua is the 767,694th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Bamua live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Bamua is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 263,856. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common 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 | / |
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 Bamua
- 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