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 last name Bahjan (Hindi: भजन, Marathi: बजन) is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahjan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 806,178th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bahjan live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 46,119th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 15,129 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 81,309. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 96 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent live and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
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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