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

The last name Bedan (Bengali: বেদন, Georgian: ბედან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺪﺍﻥ, Hindi: बेदन, Marathi: बेदान, Oriya: େବଦନ, Russian: Бедан, Tibetan: བི་དཱན་) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Bedañ or Bedán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 250,018^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,592,026 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name globally, borne by 3,830 people.

Bedan is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 284,795. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 82 percent are found, Gombe, where 7 percent are found and Taraba, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Bedan exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Bedan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bedan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bedan surname grew 472 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bedan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bedan last name is chiefly Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Bedan last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered Republicans 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.