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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་) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Bedañ or Bedán. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 250,018^th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,592,026 people. The surname Bedan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Bedan reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 113,529^th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 3,830 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 622 people, or 1 in 284,795. In Nigeria Bedan is most common in: Adamawa, where 82 percent reside, Gombe, where 7 percent reside and Taraba, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Bedan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bedan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 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 carrying the Bedan surname is predominantly Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Bedan surname are 17.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.52% registered to vote for 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.