172.26 ^cm

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

The last name Bah (Arabic: باه, Bengali: বাহ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻩ, Hindi: बह, Marathi: बाह, Oriya: ବାଃ) is more frequently found in Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Bâh. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 487^th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,711 people. The surname Bah is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bah reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 17,577^th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 53,114 people.

It is most numerous in Guinea, where it is carried by 674,910 people, or 1 in 18. In Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Mamou Region, where 22 percent reside, Conakry Region, where 19 percent reside and Kindia Region, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Guinea it occurs in 131 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 14 percent reside and Mali, where 7 percent reside.

Bah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bah surname increased 20,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 110,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bah Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Bah surname are 40.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.24% being registered to vote for the 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.