B Surname
Approximately 4,556 people bear this surname
B Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 1,610 | 1:14,562 | 228 |
| United Arab Emirates | 932 | 1:9,831 | 1,236 |
| Iran | 539 | 1:142,454 | 12,724 |
| Syria | 450 | 1:42,891 | 2,434 |
| Yemen | 153 | 1:172,714 | 8,042 |
| Canada | 147 | 1:250,650 | 23,792 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Haiti | 100 | 1:106,839 | 5,069 |
| Cameroon | 87 | 1:238,725 | 23,654 |
| Hungary | 57 | 1:172,215 | 15,080 |
| China | 44 | 1:31,075,490 | 1,656 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| Curaçao | 37 | 1:4,250 | 100 |
| Jordan | 21 | 1:421,068 | 12,361 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
B (14,563) may also be a first name.
B Demographics
Average B Salary in
Canada
$48,523 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
B Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name B Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname B (Russian: Бь) occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name B? popularity and diffusion
The surname B is the 103,258th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,599,549 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of B reside; 40 percent reside in West Asia and 36 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. B is also the 47,366th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 14,563 people.
The last name is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is borne by 1,610 people, or 1 in 14,562. In Taiwan B is most numerous in: Taoyuan City, where 26 percent reside, New Taipei City, where 18 percent reside and Taipei City, where 10 percent reside. Beside Taiwan it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 12 percent reside.
B Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.
B earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $48,523 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
B Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| B in the Russian language | ||
| Бь | b | - |
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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 B
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