Bemaya Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Bemaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Bemaya (117) may also be a first name.
Bemaya Demographics
Average Bemaya Salary in
South Africa
R 241,404
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bemaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bemaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bemaya (Marathi: बेमया, Oriya: େବମାୟା) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bemaya? popularity and diffusion
Bemaya is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Bemaya are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bemaya is also the 864,112th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 117 people.
The surname Bemaya is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 97 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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
Bemaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bemaya in the Oriya language | ||
| େବମାୟା | ebamaya | - |
| Bemaya in the Marathi language | ||
| बेमया | bemaya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Bemaya
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