Bemas Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bemas Surname Definition:

BEMYS: Perhaps from Beamish in county Durham (in 1449 Bewmys). William Bemys was one of the burgesses of Stirling who attacked the cruives and fishings of the abbot and convent of Cambuskenneth, 1366 (Cambus., 55). See also Beumys.

Bemas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Bemas (19) may also be a first name.

Bemas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BEMYS: Perhaps from Beamish in county Durham (in 1449 Bewmys). William Bemys was one of the burgesses of Stirling who attacked the cruives and fishings of the abbot and convent of Cambuskenneth, 1366 (Cambus., 55). See also Beumys.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bemas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bemas (Oriya: େବମାସ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Bemas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Bemas live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 20 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Bemas is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename globally It is held by 19 people.

The surname Bemas is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Kalimantan, where 100 percent live. Not including Indonesia Bemas occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Bemas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bemas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bemas last name declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beimas9110/
Betmas9110/
Bhemas913/
Bemase912/
Beamas911/
Beemas911/
Bemash911/
Bemais911/
Biemas911/
Bema896,579/
Beemash831/
Bheemas831/
Biemasz831/
Beamase830/
Bemah802,173/
Beema801,615/
Betma801,461/
Bamas801,273/
Bejma801,100/
Bhema80936/
Biema80912/
Behma80654/
Bemat80470/
Bemma80394/
Bomas80236/
Bemos80228/
Beyma80212/
Beima80166/
Beama80121/
Bimas80101/
Bemga8099/
Besma8062/
Bemoa8051/
Bemai8046/
Bemau8030/
Bemay8017/
Bemad8014/
Uemas8013/
Bemaa8012/
Beuma8012/
Vemas805/
Bemaj803/
Bemha802/
Bgema801/
Bemea801/
Bemaz801/
Wemas800/
Bheemash773/
Bheema732,380/
Vehmas73876/
Bamaas73203/
Bhemad73195/
Bammas73173/
Baymas73147/
Bemath73106/
Wehmas7395/
Bhemat7388/
Beamma7368/
Bomash7346/
Baimas7346/
Bommas7333/
Bomais7316/
Bamash7313/
Bhamas7313/
Beemaa7312/
Bemmah7312/
Beijma7312/
Bhemap739/
Vesmas739/
Bismas737/
Bhemha736/
Bhemaj736/
Bhimas735/
Betmai735/
Bimase735/
Bhemma734/
Bhemah734/
Bhemai734/
Beemay734/
Viemas733/
Bemmad733/
Beemos733/
Bitmas733/
Bimash733/
Bhomas733/
Bahmas733/
Bemoss732/
Beemat732/
Bemaih732/
Bethma732/
Bamaus732/
Bimays732/
Behmad731/
Beihma731/
Bejmma731/
Beahma731/
Beamai731/
Beemai731/
Beemma731/
Beesma731/
Bhesma731/
Bheyma731/
Bohmas731/
Besmat731/
Wemaas731/
Beimah731/
Biomas731/
Vemash731/
Beimat731/
Bemead731/
Bomasz731/
Biemaś731/
Biemos731/
Bimasz731/
Bamais731/
Bamays731/
Wemgas730/
Beamos730/
Biemah730/
Beamau730/
Bematt730/
Bima676,289/
Vema675,740/
Bemo671,104/
Byma67323/
Bhaimas67135/
Bíma67117/
Beasmma67102/
Býma6792/
Bhimase6781/
Betmead6746/
Bahmash6711/
Bohmays6710/
Bheemai679/
Behemat679/
Baymash677/
Wesmaas677/
Bjma673/
Boimaus673/
Baimaus673/
Bhuimas673/
Bhamash673/
Wiemasz672/
Bemá672/
Bahamas672/
Bēma672/
Bajmash672/
Bemhadj672/
Beathma671/
Beatmau671/
Beemapp671/
Bimeash671/
Bheemaa671/
Bheemma671/
Bheesma671/
Beymashova671/
Beihmat671/
Béma671/
Bhemadh671/
Bimashe671/
Bamaysh671/
Beammah670/
Veihmas670/

Bemas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bemas in the Oriya language
େବମାସebamasa-

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Bemas Reference & Research

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