Banaama Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Banaama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Banaama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banaama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banaama (Oriya: ବାନଆମା) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Banaama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banaama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Banaama are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Banaama is most prevalent in: Sheema District, where 35 percent are found, Kiruhura District, where 18 percent are found and Rukungiri District, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Malaysia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banaama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banaama in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାନଆମା | bana'ama | 50 |
| ବାନାଆମା | bana'ama | 50 |
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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 Banaama
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