Bemai Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Bemai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Bemai (26) may also be a first name.
Bemai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bemai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bemai (Hindi: बेमइ, Marathi: बेमई, Oriya: େବମାଇ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bemai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,876,555th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Bemai is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Bemai reside; 43 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 26 people.
The surname Bemai is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Gulf, where 58 percent live, Chimbu, where 37 percent live and Bougainville, where 5 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 37 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bemai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bemai in the Oriya language | ||
| େବମାଇ | ebama'i | - |
| Bemai in the Marathi language | ||
| बेमई | bema'i | - |
| Bemai in the Hindi language | ||
| बेमइ | bema'i | 50 |
| बेमई | bema'i | 50 |
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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 Bemai
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