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 may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahjan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 806,178th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. Bahjan is predominantly found 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 occurring first name world-wide, borne by 15,129 people.
This last name is most numerous in Yemen, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 81,309. In Yemen Bahjan is primarily concentrated in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 96 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Yemen this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
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
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- 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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