Baheya Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Baheya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Baheya (879) may also be a first name.
Baheya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baheya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Baheya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻫﻴﻪ) is found most in Mauritania. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Baheya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Baheya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Baheya are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 274,260th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 879 people.
The surname Baheya is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 194,993. In Mauritania Baheya is primarily concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 57 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 29 percent live and Assaba Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baheya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baheya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻫﻴﻪ | bahyh | 40 |
| ﺑﺎﻫﻴﺔ | bahyt | 20 |
| ﺑﺎﻫﻰ | bahy | 10 |
| ﺑﻬﻴﻴﺎ | bhyya | 10 |
| ﺍﺑﺤﻴﻪ | abhyh | 10 |
| ﺑﺤﻴﻪ | bhyh | 10 |
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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 Baheya
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