Bohima Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bohima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bohima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Bohima Last Name Facts

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

Bohima is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bohima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bohima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bohima are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: East Region, where 92 percent live and Northwest Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boheima922/
Bohimmad861/
Bouima83546/
Bahima83199/
Bohema8328/
Bohimo839/
Behima835/
Boehma832/
Boaima831/
Beheima7758/
Booisma7738/
Baoimau7715/
Bahimah7710/
Bouimad779/
Bouaima779/
Boiyema777/
Boaimah771/
Boujhma771/
Baahima771/
Boema7335/
Bouihmat711/
Bhahimat711/
Bhauimat711/
Bahimatt711/
Bouiemma711/
Bahema6793/
Bahimo6735/
Boemau6717/
Boemah6714/
Boujma679/
Behema673/
Bhaema671/
Boesma671/

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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
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  • 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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