Bamura Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bamura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Bamura (16) may also be a first name.

Bamura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bamura is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Bamura live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Bamura is most frequent in: Western, where 83 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Bamura occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Japan, where 10 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bamura
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