Bemshima Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bemshima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bemshima Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Bemshima (797) may also be a first name.

Bemshima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bemshima is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemshima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bemshima is the 1,447,279th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bemshima live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 289,943rd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 797 people.

Bemshima is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 88 percent live, Ekiti, where 3 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benshima8811/
Bamshima881/
Bensima807/
Benshimo753/
Bensimau751/
Bensimoa751/
Benchima751/
Bensaima751/
Bemchime750/
Benjima67218/
Bensema67162/
Benzima6754/
Bengima671/
Bensimo671/
Binsima671/
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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 Bemshima
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