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

The last name Bema (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻢ, Hindi: बेमा, Marathi: बेमा, Oriya: େବମା, Russian: Бема, Tibetan: བི་མ་) is found most in Malawi. It may also be rendered as a variant: Bemá, Bēma or Béma. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 74,716^th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,107,698 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Bema reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bema is also the 61,321^st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 9,980 people.

The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,647 people, or 1 in 10,394. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found and Ghana, where 12 percent are found.

Bema Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bema surname expanded 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bema Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Bema last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with 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.