Barmasai Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Barmasai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barmasai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7181:64,3176,214
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Barmasai (69) may also be a first name.

Barmasai Last Name Facts

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

Barmasai occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Barmasai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barmasai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 467,272nd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname Barmasai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Barmasai live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Barmasai is also the 1,171,416th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 69 people.

Barmasai is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 64,317. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 55 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 40 percent live and Baringo County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Barmasai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Barmasai
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