Becah Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Becah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Becah (25) may also be a first name.
Becah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Becah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Becah occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Becah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Becah are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 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 Becah
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