Bahijja Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Bahijja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 308 | 1:575,139 | 27,820 |
Bahijja (8,722) may also be a first name.
Bahijja Demographics
Bahijja Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Bahijja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bahijja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bahijja occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahijja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 876,631st most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bahijja live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bahijja is also the 67,112th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 8,722 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 575,139. In Nigeria Bahijja is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 63 percent reside, Jigawa, where 18 percent reside and Kano, where 9 percent reside.
Bahijja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahijjah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Buhijja | 86 | 17 | / |
| Bahajja | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bihijja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bahiija | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baheija | 86 | 1 | / |
| Behijjah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bahije | 77 | 560 | / |
| Bahajj | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bahiji | 77 | 6 | / |
| Buhijji | 71 | 420 | / |
| Bahajji | 71 | 382 | / |
| Bahaiji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Behijea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pahujja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baheyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhajja | 67 | 235 | / |
| Bahajjou | 67 | 170 | / |
| Bahajewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaahiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baehaya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boujouija | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Bahijja
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