Bahija Surname
Approximately 439 people bear this surname
Bahija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Bahija (43,844) may also be a first name.
Bahija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bahija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bahija (Hindi: बहीजा, Marathi: बाहीजा) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bahija is the 678,631st most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Bahija are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 20,604th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 43,844 people.
The surname Bahija is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 91,936. Outside of Morocco Bahija is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 5 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bahija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bahija in the Hindi language | ||
| बहीजा | bahija | - |
| Bahija in the Marathi language | ||
| बाहीजा | bahija | - |
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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 Bahija
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