Beda Forename
22,144th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 40,097 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal
Beda Forename Definition:
A Old Saxon name, meaning: A prayer.
Beda Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 68% | 6,987 | 1:4,077 | 583 |
| India | 62% | 6,128 | 1:198,250 | 20,623 |
| Syria | - | 4,712 | 1:4,097 | 533 |
| Ivory Coast | 90% | 3,678 | 1:6,274 | 715 |
| Tanzania | 95% | 3,311 | 1:15,943 | 1,758 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 3,105 | 1:83,080 | 9,681 |
| Mexico | 95% | 2,851 | 1:43,544 | 1,767 |
| Philippines | 60% | 1,352 | 1:78,409 | 4,816 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 1,266 | 1:23,856 | 1,891 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 989 | 1:8,305 | 917 |
| DR Congo | 92% | 801 | 1:92,169 | 5,053 |
| United States | 89% | 688 | 1:526,943 | 13,678 |
| Uganda | 90% | 427 | 1:95,918 | 4,450 |
| Chad | 50% | 371 | 1:36,653 | 3,873 |
| Iraq | 100% | 338 | 1:103,603 | 2,494 |
| Hong Kong | - | 309 | 1:25,090 | 2,190 |
| Argentina | 93% | 301 | 1:142,104 | 2,168 |
| Germany | 67% | 210 | 1:460,371 | 5,044 |
| Guatemala | 96% | 199 | 1:80,947 | 2,024 |
| Sweden | 100% | 195 | 1:50,553 | 2,665 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 176 | 1:173,011 | 10,423 |
| Egypt | 68% | 152 | 1:604,611 | 14,932 |
| Brazil | 100% | 113 | 1:1,895,895 | 40,652 |
| Nigeria | 54% | 105 | 1:1,691,089 | 35,636 |
| Paraguay | 95% | 95 | 1:76,177 | 2,240 |
| Cameroon | 80% | 92 | 1:234,897 | 9,508 |
| Kenya | 88% | 92 | 1:503,338 | 13,877 |
| Bhutan | 70% | 81 | 1:10,184 | 610 |
| Colombia | - | 75 | 1:637,052 | 8,867 |
| Peru | 100% | 74 | 1:429,614 | 8,127 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59% | 67 | 1:121,676 | 10,838 |
| Mauritania | 76% | 65 | 1:63,004 | 2,976 |
| Chile | 98% | 55 | 1:320,131 | 4,744 |
| Finland | 100% | 50 | 1:109,664 | 2,491 |
| Honduras | 100% | 45 | 1:195,944 | 4,636 |
| Italy | 78% | 45 | 1:1,356,935 | 10,771 |
| Zambia | - | 37 | 1:428,508 | 10,596 |
| Turkey | 97% | 32 | 1:2,431,303 | 15,677 |
| Ireland | 100% | 30 | 1:154,784 | 3,255 |
| Belgium | 100% | 29 | 1:396,208 | 7,054 |
| El Salvador | - | 28 | 1:226,492 | 3,036 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 25 | 1:3,902,405 | 10,287 |
| England | 100% | 23 | 1:2,417,518 | 28,771 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 21 | 1:286,587 | 6,256 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 20 | 1:238,397 | 5,063 |
| Russia | 73% | 20 | 1:7,211,685 | 30,794 |
| Norway | 100% | 18 | 1:285,129 | 6,331 |
| Taiwan | - | 15 | 1:1,584,645 | 46,832 |
| Niger | 78% | 13 | 1:1,475,692 | 20,181 |
| Austria | 100% | 11 | 1:774,018 | 6,072 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Canada | - | 10 | 1:3,313,337 | 41,238 |
| Panama | 100% | 10 | 1:390,656 | 11,763 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Ecuador | - | 9 | 1:1,969,658 | 11,243 |
| South Africa | 80% | 9 | 1:6,059,183 | 119,004 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 7 | 1:507,186 | 3,923 |
| Benin | 100% | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Burkina Faso | 83% | 6 | 1:3,063,245 | 50,518 |
| Spain | 100% | 6 | 1:7,754,994 | 17,266 |
| Iran | - | 5 | 1:15,699,374 | 37,124 |
| Yemen | - | 5 | 1:5,259,350 | 4,986 |
| Algeria | 100% | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| Bolivia | - | 4 | 1:2,650,351 | 4,903 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Czechia | 94% | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Pakistan | 67% | 4 | 1:48,589,420 | 158,924 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| France | 100% | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Thailand | 100% | 3 | 1:23,355,271 | 268,869 |
| Uruguay | - | 3 | 1:1,142,546 | 10,015 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Béda (7), Bêda (1) & Béďa (1) are calculated separately.
Beda (38,184) may also be a surname.
Beda Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Old Saxon name, meaning: A prayer.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Beda Forename Popularity
Beda Demographics
Beda Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Beda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beda in the Russian language | ||
| Беда | beda | - |
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