Bohima Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Bohima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Bohima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bohima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bohima is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bohima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bohima reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
The surname Bohima is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 92 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boheima | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bohimmad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouima | 83 | 546 | / |
| Bahima | 83 | 199 | / |
| Bohema | 83 | 28 | / |
| Bohimo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Behima | 83 | 5 | / |
| Boehma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Boaima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beheima | 77 | 58 | / |
| Booisma | 77 | 38 | / |
| Baoimau | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bahimah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bouimad | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bouaima | 77 | 9 | / |
| Boiyema | 77 | 7 | / |
| Boaimah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boujhma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baahima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boema | 73 | 35 | / |
| Bouihmat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhahimat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhauimat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahimatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouiemma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahema | 67 | 93 | / |
| Bahimo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Boemau | 67 | 17 | / |
| Boemah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Boujma | 67 | 9 | / |
| Behema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhaema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boesma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bohima
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