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 last name Bemas (Oriya: େବମାସ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bemas is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Bemas live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 20 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Kalimantan, where 100 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Bemas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bemas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bemas last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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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