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
The last name Baheya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻫﻴﻪ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Baheya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Baheya reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 274,260th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 879 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 194,993. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Gorgol Region, where 57 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 29 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania Baheya occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
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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