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Where Does The Last Name Bedan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bedan (Bengali: বেদন, Georgian: ბედან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺪﺍﻥ, Hindi: बेदन, Marathi: बेदान, Oriya: େବଦନ, Russian: Бедан, Tibetan: བི་དཱན་) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as: Bedañ or Bedán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 250,018^th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,592,026 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Bedan reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bedan is also the 113,529^th most common given name internationally, held by 3,830 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 284,795. In Nigeria Bedan is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 82 percent are found, Gombe, where 7 percent are found and Taraba, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Bedan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bedan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bedan last name expanded 472 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bedan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bedan surname is predominantly Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Bedan surname are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.52% registered with the political party.

Bedan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.08% more than the national average, earning $56,128 USD per year.