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Where Does The Last Name Bema Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bema (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻢ, Hindi: बेमा, Marathi: बेमा, Oriya: େବମା, Russian: Бема, Tibetan: བི་མ་) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Bemá, Bēma or Béma. For other potential spellings of Bema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bema? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 74,716^th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,107,698 people. The surname Bema occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Bema live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bema is also the 61,321^st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 9,980 people.

The surname Bema is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,647 people, or 1 in 10,394. Aside from Malawi this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found and Ghana, where 12 percent are found.

Bema Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bema has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bema Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Bema last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bema earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.69% more than the national average, earning R 529,188 per year and in United States they earn 22.54% less than the national average, earning $33,423 USD per year.