Bamya Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Bamya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey831:937,60743,462
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
India251:30,682,615377,978
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bamya (53) may also be a first name.

Bamya Last Name Facts

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

Bamya (Hindi: बाम्या) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bamya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Bamya live; 43 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 53 people.

It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 937,607. In Turkey Bamya is primarily concentrated in: Artvin Province, where 60 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 18 percent reside and Kilis Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Turkey this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baamya917/
Bhamya912/
Bamaiya8332/
Bahamya8311/
Bhaimya834/
Bamia801,695/
Bamea80200/
Bamyo8055/
Bomya8037/
Bamja8029/
Wamya8014/
Bemya802/
Bamyasht7754/
Baymayya773/
Beamaiya772/
Basmaiya771/
Boumya73728/
Baumea73206/
Baimea73104/
Baumia7387/
Bomyea7384/
Bamiha7347/
Bamias7343/
Mpamya7331/
Baymea7331/
Bhamia7328/
Bahmia739/
Bamjah736/
Bamiah736/
Bamija732/
Baimia732/
Basmia732/
Bhomya732/
Bhemya731/
Bamjai731/
Waimya731/
Bamjad731/
Bhamja731/
Bemyea730/
Bhaimia67130/
Beaumia6764/
Bemaiya677/
Bamujja675/
Bhamija674/
Bamihas674/
Bomayya674/
Bhaumia673/
Batmija673/
Bamjahd672/
Bahamia671/
Bhahmia671/
Boumyah671/
Bamiaei671/
Bamehga671/
Wahamya671/
Bamugia671/
Beamiah670/
Beaumea670/

Bamya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bamya in the Hindi language
बाम्याbamya-

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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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  • 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 Bamya
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