Bahah Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bahah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bahah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania6931:5,909683
Yemen5431:48,6653,923
Israel451:190,17018,708
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Bahah (957) may also be a first name.

Bahah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bahah (Arabic: بحاح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻬﺎﻩ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bahah is the 290,346th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Bahah live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Bahah is also the 260,889th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 957 people.

The last name Bahah is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 5,909. In Mauritania Bahah is primarily found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 28 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 23 percent live and Adrar Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Mauritania Bahah exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 41 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahadh9154/
Bahaha917/
Bahaah911/
Bahajh911/
Baah8963,502/
Baha8945,962/
Bahh89182/
Bhah8991/
Bahaidh832/
Bahahha831/
Bahaa8042,442/
Bahaj8019,358/
Bahai803,248/
Bahay801,403/
Bachh80717/
Bhaha80382/
Bahau80284/
Bhash80193/
Bhaih80147/
Bhaph80145/
Bashh8073/
Bhadh8035/
Bathh8033/
Bhahu8020/
Ba'ah8014/
Bhach807/
Bhauh806/
Bahhy805/
Bhayh804/
Baaha803/
Baahu803/
Bhaht802/
Baahs802/
Bah'a802/
Bahhu802/
Hbaha801/
Baaah801/
Bah751,085,979/
Bha7597,330/
Baa7520,345/
Bahova73357/
Bhatth73133/
Bahaja7387/
Bhatch7354/
Bashsh7322/
Bachch7320/
Bhaidh7316/
Bahajj7312/
Baha'a739/
Bahass736/
Bahads734/
Badshh734/
Bhaich734/
Baahaa734/
Bahthh734/
Bhahie734/
Bhatht733/
Bhatph733/
Bhahgi733/
Baheih733/
Bashch733/
Vahajh733/
Bahysh733/
Bhaddh732/
Bahsth732/
Bahych732/
Bhahay731/
Beathh731/
Baschh731/
Bhaash731/
Bhahai731/
Bhahsh731/
Bhatdh731/
Bhathd731/
Bhaudh731/
Mpahah731/
Bhachh731/
Bhaiph731/
Bahays731/
Bahaïd731/
Bashht731/
Baahai731/
Baahay731/
Baahtz731/
Ba'aha731/
Ba'ahe731/
Beauha731/
Bhgaha731/
Bajhsh731/
Bahaaj731/
Bahadz731/
Bahaiz731/
Bahjth731/
Bahowa731/
Bahadt730/
Bhat67255,594/
Bach67151,149/
Bhai67140,973/
Badh6784,431/
Bahu6733,481/
Bash6718,743/
Baaz6715,295/
Baas6714,649/
Bahy677,023/
Baay676,578/
Bhad676,392/
Baai676,072/
Bhau674,088/
Baad673,790/
Bhaj672,611/
Baaj672,208/
Bhaa671,836/
Baih671,593/
Bhay671,029/
Baat67802/
Bhas67265/
Ba'a67225/
Badshsh67126/
Bayh67104/
Baaß6793/
Bahč6784/
Bóha6762/
Baap6760/
Bașa6749/
Bauh6738/
Bachchh6731/
Bajh6726/
Bhathth6720/
Bahß6716/
Bahí6710/
Bhaz678/
Bahj678/
Bohh678/
Hbaa678/
Bahï676/
Baľa676/
Bbah675/
Béha675/
Vhah674/
Baaa674/
Baïa674/
Bgah674/
Bahaitt673/
Bhap673/
Bgaa673/
Bhoh673/
Bađa671/
Baushch671/
Bhaisht671/
Bhatthd671/
Bhauddh671/
Bachowa671/
Baahová671/
Bäha671/
Baheish671/
Bahaaye671/
Bauhouh671/
Baashsh671/
Baaš671/
Baahaya671/
Bashowa671/
Bahş671/
Bahp671/
Bhho671/

Bahah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bahah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻬﺎﻩabhah81.08
ﺃﺑﻬﺎﻩabhah9.56
ﺑﻬﺎﻩbhah5.61
ﺍﻟﺒﻬﺎﻩalbhah3.33
ﺍﺑﺎﻫﺎﻩabahah0.21
ﻟﺒﻬﺎﻩlbhah0.21
Bahah in the Arabic language
بحاحbhah-

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