Banyama Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Banyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Banyama (2,068) may also be a first name.
Banyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banyama is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Banyama.
How Common Is The Last Name Banyama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Banyama reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 165,779th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 2,068 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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 Banyama
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