Bamwo Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bamwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Bamwo (19) may also be a first name.

Bamwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bamwo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Bamwo is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Bamwo live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name internationally, held by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Bamwo is primarily found in: Lagos, where 55 percent are found, Ogun, where 39 percent are found and Yobe, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Bamwo Last Name Statistics demography

Bamwo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning $31,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basemwo831/
Bambo8048,897/
Banwo801,871/
Bamwa80417/
Bamvo80126/
Bamuo801/
Bomwo801/
Bamboo73434/
Bambou73412/
Bamboi73225/
Baimbo73160/
Bhambo7339/
Bamboj7314/
Bambho7312/
Bamboy7310/
Banwoh735/
Banmbo732/
Bamvou732/
Baambo731/
Banwou731/
Bamnwa731/
Bambuo731/
Beambo731/
Hbambo731/
Bamwua731/
Bhamboo67123/
Bhambho6731/
Bainmbo6722/
Batimwa6713/
Baimwas673/
Bajmboh671/
Batemwa671/
Bambooh671/
Banwhot671/
Bahamwa671/
Bhamwat671/
Baimwad671/
Bamouha671/
Banwood670/

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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 Bamwo
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