Barama Surname
Approximately 2,161 people bear this surname
Barama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,379 | 1:15,061 | 2,048 |
| India | 533 | 1:1,439,147 | 54,811 |
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Barama (4,187) may also be a first name.
Barama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barama (Bengali: বরমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺍﻡ, Hindi: बरमा, Marathi: बरमा, Oriya: ବରମା, Russian: Барама) occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Barama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 194,439th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,372,303 people. The last name Barama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Barama live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 107,260th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,187 people.
The surname Barama is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,379 people, or 1 in 15,061. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 71 percent are found, Centre Region, where 16 percent are found and North Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﺍﻡ | bram | - |
| Barama in the Bengali language | ||
| বরমা | barama | - |
| Barama in the Hindi language | ||
| बरमा | barama | 98.75 |
| ब्रमा | brama | 0.42 |
| बरामा | barama | 0.31 |
| ब्रम्हा | bramha | 0.1 |
| विरमा | virama | 0.1 |
| बारमा | barama | 0.1 |
| ब्रह्म | brahma | 0.1 |
| ब्रहमा | brahama | 0.1 |
| Barama in the Marathi language | ||
| बरमा | barama | 90.33 |
| बारमा | barama | 3.87 |
| भरमा | bharama | 1.38 |
| बरामा | barama | 1.38 |
| बरमाजी | baramaji | 0.55 |
| रमई | rama'i | 0.28 |
| बारकू | baraku | 0.28 |
| भारमा | bharama | 0.28 |
| बऱमा | barama | 0.28 |
| बारामा | barama | 0.28 |
| Barama in the Oriya language | ||
| ବରମା | barama | 74.29 |
| ବାରମା | barama | 8.57 |
| ବରମ | barama | 2.86 |
| ବରାମା | barama | 2.86 |
| ବମର୍ା | bamara | 2.86 |
| ବରମାାରବ | baramaaraba | 2.86 |
| ଅୁବରମା | aubarama | 2.86 |
| ବରମାାଇଁ | baramaa'im | 2.86 |
| Barama in the Russian language | ||
| Барама | barama | - |
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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 Barama
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