Bahya Surname
Approximately 505 people bear this surname
Bahya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 274 | 1:140,991 | 18,973 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Bahya (977) may also be a first name.
Bahya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bahya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bahya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻫﻲ, Hindi: बह्या, Marathi: बाहया, Oriya: ବହଯ୍ା) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 611,703rd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. The last name Bahya is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Bahya reside; 81 percent reside in North Africa and 81 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 257,794th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 977 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 140,991. In Algeria Bahya is mostly found in: Adrar Province, where 100 percent live and Naâma Province, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bahya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bahya in the Marathi language | ||
| बाहया | bahaya | 75 |
| बहया | bahaya | 25 |
| Bahya in the Oriya language | ||
| ବହଯ୍ା | bahaya | 69.23 |
| ବାହଯ୍ା | bahaya | 15.38 |
| ବହଯ୍ାତାି | bahayatai | 7.69 |
| ବାହା | baha | 7.69 |
| Bahya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻫﻲ | bahy | 55.56 |
| ﺑﺎﻫﻴﻪ | bahyh | 44.44 |
| Bahya in the Hindi language | ||
| बह्या | bahya | 33.33 |
| भईया | bha'iya | 16.67 |
| ब्रहमा | brahama | 16.67 |
| बह्य़ा | bahya | 16.67 |
| बह्य | bahya | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Bahya
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