Bangura Surname
Approximately 319,791 people bear this surname
Bangura Surname User-submission:
This surname originates in West Africa. It means 'warrior' and can most commonly be found in Sierra-Leone.
Bangura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 310,010 | 1:23 | 4 |
| Gambia | 3,823 | 1:503 | 101 |
| United States | 1,881 | 1:192,695 | 19,066 |
| England | 1,140 | 1:48,875 | 6,097 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Zimbabwe | 717 | 1:21,532 | 3,227 |
| Liberia | 484 | 1:9,109 | 1,029 |
| Canada | 139 | 1:265,076 | 24,993 |
| Netherlands | 93 | 1:181,583 | 25,939 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1:3,944,606 | 2,522 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Bangura (139) may also be a first name.
Bangura Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates in West Africa. It means 'warrior' and can most commonly be found in Sierra-Leone.
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Bangura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bangura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bangura (Arabic: بنغورا, Hindi: बंगुरा, Oriya: ବାୁରା, Russian: Бангура) is found in Sierra Leone more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bangura? popularity and diffusion
Bangura is the 1,718th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 22,788 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bangura live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bangura is also the 784,558th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 139 people.
The last name Bangura is most widespread in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 310,010 people, or 1 in 23. Outside of Sierra Leone Bangura occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in The Gambia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Bangura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bangura surname are 41.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.81% being registered with the party.
The amount Bangura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.81% less than the national average, earning €4,563 per year; in Norway they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning 293,536 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 46.63% less than the national average, earning $12,116,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $42,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.67% less than the national average, earning $37,428 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bangura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bangura in the Hindi language | ||
| बंगुरा | bangura | 66.67 |
| बंगुडा | banguda | 33.33 |
| Bangura in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାୁରା | baura | 50 |
| ବାୂରା | baura | 25 |
| ବାୁରୁ | bauru | 25 |
| Bangura in the Russian language | ||
| Бангура | bangura | - |
| Bangura in the Arabic language | ||
| بنغورا | bnghwra | - |
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