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

The last name Bemah is found most in Ghana. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 193,547th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,353,680 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bemah live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 96 people.

The last name Bemah is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Aside from Ghana Bemah occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 41 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.

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 US average, with 66.67% registered with the 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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  • 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 Bemah
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