Bedahi Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bedahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bedahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1761:23,2662,046
Algeria871:444,04135,614
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Bedahi (44) may also be a first name.

Bedahi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bedahi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bedahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺪﺍﻫﻲ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bedahi.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bedahi is the 973,426th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bedahi reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Bedahi is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 44 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 23,266. In Mauritania Bedahi is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 48 percent live, Trarza Region, where 31 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Mauritania Bedahi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 33 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beddahi9213/
Beidahi922/
Badahi832,233/
Bedehi8361/
Bedohi8311/
Bodahi838/
Bidahi833/
Bedaui831/
Bedahe831/
Badhahi771,618/
Bahdahi77155/
Boddahi7717/
Beidahe773/
Bhadahi772/
Badahih771/
Beidaoi771/
Bedaher771/
Baddahi771/
Bodajhi771/
Baidahi771/
Bedae732/
Badahayi7120/
Baddhahi711/
Beddauoi711/
Bedoui674,289/
Badaei67159/
Badaui6774/
Bedoua6770/
Badehi6720/
Badoai677/
Badahe676/
Bodahe675/
Badaoi674/
Bydehi673/
Bodohi672/
Bidahe672/
Bedgae672/
Bedeay672/
Bedehe671/
Bedaea671/
Bedaer671/
Bedeui671/
Bhedae671/
Bhadahayi671/
Badeai671/
Bedeaa671/
Bedeuh671/
Bodeai671/
Bodehi671/
Bidehi671/
Bidohi671/
Bidaei671/
Beduie671/

Bedahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bedahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺪﺍﻫﻲbdahy91.67
ﺑﺪﺍﻩbdah4.17
ﺑﺪﺍﻫﻰbdahy2.08
ﺑﻴﺪﺍﻫﻲbydahy2.08

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bedahi
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