Bemaya Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bemaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bemaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
India61:127,844,230863,365
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Bemaya (117) may also be a first name.

Bemaya Last Name Facts

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

Bemaya (Marathi: बेमया, Oriya: େବମାୟା) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Bemaya live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bemaya is also the 864,112th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 117 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa Bemaya is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 97 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Bemaya Last Name Statistics demography

Bemaya earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning R 241,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bemay9117/
Bemaa9112/
Bheemaya861/
Bemoya8347/
Bimaya8318/
Bamaya8318/
Bemayo8314/
Beemaa8312/
Bemaye8311/
Bomaya8311/
Beemay834/
Vemaya832/
Wemaya831/
Bemiya831/
Bemuya831/
Bema806,579/
Bheimayat80305/
Bemy8048/
Bhimaya77115/
Bemhaja7730/
Bemaiah7714/
Bhomaya777/
Bommaya777/
Beemaia771/
Bimmaya771/
Bheemaa771/
Bismaya771/
Bhamaya771/
Bamay736,061/
Beimy732,364/
Beema731,615/
Bejma731,100/
Bhema73936/
Biema73912/
Wemay73613/
Beïmy73525/
Bemma73394/
Bimay73275/
Bomay73222/
Beyma73212/
Beima73166/
Bemey73143/
Vemaa73134/
Beama73121/
Bemoa7351/
Bemai7346/
Bemau7330/
Biemy7314/
Beamy734/
Bemmy734/
Bjmaa734/
Bemyo733/
Bemaj733/
Bemha732/
Bemhy731/
Bemiy731/
Bhemy731/
Vemay731/
Bemea731/
Beymy731/
Beemy730/
Bhemaiah7130/
Bheemayi7125/
Bhemiyat717/
Bhommaya715/
Beemaiha711/
Bhimmaya711/
Bheema672,380/
Bamuya67406/
Bemeye67348/
Vehmaa67249/
Bamoya67174/
Bomaye6776/
Beamma6768/
Bameya6762/
Bamaye6749/
Beemae6741/
Baymea6731/
Bomeya6729/
Bamiya6725/
Bemaji6724/
Veemaa6724/
Bismay6722/
Bamayo6719/
Boemau6717/
Bhamay6714/
Wemoya6713/
Beijma6712/
Behmae6711/
Bemiye679/
Wimaya678/
Bhimay678/
Bomuya678/
Bhimaa677/
Bimayi677/
Wemayi676/
Bhemha676/
Bomiya676/
Bhemaj676/
Baamay676/
Bemuia676/
Betmai675/
Bomoya675/
Bheemaiha674/
Bhemiy674/
Uemiya674/
Bhemma674/
Bhemai674/
Beimys674/
Wemaye673/
Bahmay673/
Bimoya673/
Bemaih672/
Bomayé672/
Bimays672/
Bimeya672/
Behemy672/
Beamey672/
Beymys672/
Vimaya671/
Beihma671/
Bejmma671/
Beahma671/
Beamai671/
Bemaio671/
Bemoja671/
Beemai671/
Beemma671/
Bamahy671/
Bamajy671/
Bimajy671/
Bimayy671/
Bimuya671/
Bheemaiyi671/
Bheimaiah671/
Bhemmaiah671/
Bheyma671/
Bhoimayat671/
Biemey671/
Bethmy671/
Vemiya671/
Boimaa671/
Baymay671/
Bemais671/
Wemiya671/
Vemaye671/
Bemiey671/
Bemaie671/
Bemead671/
Bemeja671/
Bommay671/
Bomayo671/
Bujmaa671/
Buimaa671/
Bhomay671/
Bamaia671/
Bammay671/
Bemmys671/
Bimaia671/
Beamau670/

Bemaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bemaya in the Oriya language
େବମାୟାebamaya-
Bemaya in the Marathi language
बेमयाbemaya-

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Footnotes

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