172.26 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Bah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bah (Arabic: باه, Bengali: বাহ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻩ, Hindi: बह, Marathi: बाह, Oriya: ବାଃ) is more commonly found in Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bâh. For other potential spellings of Bah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 487^th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,711 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bah are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 17,577^th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 53,114 people.

This last name is most widespread in Guinea, where it is held by 674,910 people, or 1 in 18. In Guinea it is mostly found in: Mamou Region, where 22 percent are found, Conakry Region, where 19 percent are found and Kindia Region, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Guinea this surname occurs in 131 countries. It is also common in Sierra Leone, where 14 percent are found and Mali, where 7 percent are found.

Bah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bah surname grew 20,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 110,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bah last name is principally Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bah surname are 40.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.13% less than the national average, earning €7,168 per year; in Norway they earn 22.83% less than the national average, earning 267,083 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.82% more than the national average, earning R 294,240 per year; in United States they earn 17.62% less than the national average, earning $35,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.87% less than the national average, earning $36,331 CAD per year.