Bahjan Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Bahjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 325 | 1:81,309 | 5,389 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bahjan (15,129) may also be a first name.
Bahjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bahjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bahjan (Hindi: भजन, Marathi: बजन) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahjan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bahjan is the 806,178th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bahjan reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Bahjan is also the 46,119th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 15,129 people.
This surname is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 81,309. In Yemen it is most common in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 96 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent are found and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Yemen this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bahjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bahjan in the Hindi language | ||
| भजन | bhajana | - |
| Bahjan in the Marathi language | ||
| बजन | bajana | 50 |
| भजन | bhajana | 50 |
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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 Bahjan
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