Baïla Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Baïla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
The alternate forms: Baila (3,712) & Baîla (1) are calculated separately.
Baïla (29) may also be a first name.
Baïla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baïla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Baïla occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Baila or Baîla. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baïla? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Baïla live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Baïla is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 29 people.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is most common in: Atakora Department, where 67 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 33 percent reside. Beside Benin Baïla occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 20 percent reside and Mauritania, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Baïla
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