Bavama Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bavama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bavama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bavama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bavama is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bavama.

How Common Is The Last Name Bavama? popularity and diffusion

Bavama is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Bavama occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Bavama reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Bavama exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

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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 Bavama
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