Buamah Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Buamah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buamah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England161:3,482,379114,324
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Buamah (212) may also be a first name.

Buamah Last Name Facts

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

Buamah occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buamah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 270,886th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,064,313 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Buamah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 620,917th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 212 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 19,510. Outside of Ghana it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Buamah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buamah surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Buamah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $40,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buhamahe861/
Bouama83495/
Buhama83156/
Bauama8311/
Bouhama77573/
Bouamad7790/
Bujiama7715/
Bujjama7713/
Bouaima779/
Bouatma772/
Bouamaa772/
Bouamai771/
Bouaïma771/
Bouamay771/
Buaimoh771/
Bouamma771/
Buhamat771/
Bugiama771/
Bujyama771/
Bujjamma711,805/
Bouhamad7165/
Bujiamma7112/
Bouhaima716/
Bougiama715/
Bouahmad712/
Bouhamma712/
Bouathma711/
Bouhamaz711/
Biouhama711/
Buhamaid711/
Bhuhamay711/
Bhugiama711/
Bujyamma711/
Bujhamma711/
Buhoma67815/
Bhujjamma6711/
Bouhammad674/
Buyoma673/
Buhamo673/
Bujjiamma673/
Bauoma671/
Buhomaidh671/
Bouoma671/
Bouahamad671/
Bujoma671/
Bouamouch671/
Bouamo671/
Bujjammaa671/
Booama671/

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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 Buamah
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