Bemah Surname

193,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bemah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bemah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Liberia8851:4,981605
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Bemah (96) may also be a first name.

Bemah Last Name Facts

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

Bemah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 193,547th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,353,680 people. Bemah is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bemah are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bemah is also the 968,397th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 96 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Outside of Ghana Bemah is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 41 percent are found and Malawi, where 6 percent are found.

Bemah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bemah surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bemah earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $41,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% less than the national average, earning $45,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bemath91106/
Boemah9114/
Bemmah9112/
Bhemah914/
Bemaih912/
Bemash911/
Beimah911/
Biemah910/
Bema896,579/
Beemash831/
Bhemadh831/
Beammah830/
Beema801,615/
Betma801,461/
Bomah801,259/
Bejma801,100/
Bhema80936/
Biema80912/
Behma80654/
Bemat80470/
Bemma80394/
Bamah80220/
Beyma80212/
Beima80166/
Beama80121/
Bemga8099/
Bemoh8093/
Bimah8071/
Besma8062/
Baema8057/
Bemoa8051/
Bemai8046/
Boema8035/
Bemau8030/
Bemay8017/
Bemad8014/
Bemaa8012/
Beuma8012/
Bemas8010/
Bemaj803/
Bemho803/
Bemha802/
Bgema801/
Bemea801/
Bemaz801/
Bheemaih774/
Bheemash773/
Bhemmaih771/
Bemmahat771/
Bethmath771/
Boimah734,137/
Bheema732,380/
Bhemad73195/
Boymah73116/
Bhamah73105/
Bhemat7388/
Beamma7368/
Baimah7354/
Bhimah7319/
Boemau7317/
Bimhah7312/
Beemaa7312/
Beijma7312/
Beimas7310/
Betmas7310/
Bhemap739/
Bhemha736/
Bammah736/
Bhemaj736/
Betmai735/
Bhemma734/
Bhemai734/
Beemay734/
Bhemas733/
Bemmad733/
Bamaha733/
Bimash733/
Beemat732/
Boehma732/
Bethma732/
Buimah732/
Bahmah732/
Bommah732/
Bomaih731/
Behmad731/
Beihma731/
Bejmma731/
Beahma731/
Beamai731/
Beamas731/
Beemai731/
Beemas731/
Beemma731/
Beesma731/
Bamahy731/
Bhesma731/
Bheyma731/
Besmat731/
Bhaema731/
Bemais731/
Beimat731/
Bemead731/
Bomaah731/
Bomaha731/
Biemoh731/
Bimaah731/
Bajmah731/
Bamaih731/
Veemah731/
Beamau730/
Bematt730/
Bama6736,629/
Boma6716,311/
Bima676,289/
Vema675,740/
Bhaimah671,688/
Bemo671,104/
Byma67323/
Bíma67117/
Beasmma67102/
Býma6792/
Bhoimah6770/
Bismach6748/
Betmead6746/
Bomahau6710/
Behemoh6710/
Bheemai679/
Behemat679/
Bimatch678/
Bahamah678/
Baymash677/
Bahmaha675/
Mpeamah674/
Bjma673/
Bemá672/
Bēma672/
Bajmash672/
Beathma671/
Beatmau671/
Beemapp671/
Bimeash671/
Bheemaa671/
Bheemas671/
Bheemma671/
Bheesma671/
Bhimahe671/
Bhomaha671/
Boimmah671/
Biomaha671/
Beihmat671/
Bamahyi671/
Béma671/
Beumouh671/
Bhimaph671/
Bimahai671/
Bajmath671/
Baymath671/
Bamahei671/
Baajmah671/
Boimaah671/
Boymath671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bemah
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