Bedoya Surname
Approximately 135,113 people bear this surname
Bedoya Surname User-submission:
This surname may have its origin in the name of a town in Guipuzcoa called Bedoña, or directly from the Basque word meaning 'pasture,' 'meadow,' or 'grazing land.'
Bedoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 110,401 | 1:433 | 82 |
| Peru | 4,377 | 1:7,262 | 1,101 |
| Ecuador | 4,266 | 1:3,729 | 630 |
| Spain | 3,778 | 1:12,375 | 1,424 |
| United States | 3,493 | 1:103,767 | 11,424 |
| Venezuela | 1,337 | 1:22,591 | 1,576 |
| Panama | 1,201 | 1:3,258 | 414 |
| Bolivia | 1,126 | 1:9,428 | 1,057 |
| Paraguay | 977 | 1:7,407 | 498 |
| Mexico | 952 | 1:130,385 | 4,295 |
| Argentina | 946 | 1:45,183 | 3,814 |
| Philippines | 531 | 1:190,656 | 30,363 |
| Guatemala | 308 | 1:52,216 | 2,301 |
| Brazil | 248 | 1:863,203 | 31,144 |
| Costa Rica | 239 | 1:20,000 | 712 |
| Canada | 154 | 1:239,257 | 22,811 |
| France | 124 | 1:535,667 | 73,425 |
| Chile | 102 | 1:172,711 | 5,686 |
| Cuba | 98 | 1:117,579 | 3,270 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| El Salvador | 37 | 1:171,456 | 1,965 |
| Uruguay | 36 | 1:95,327 | 9,476 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
Bedoya (70) may also be a first name.
Bedoya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname may have its origin in the name of a town in Guipuzcoa called Bedoña, or directly from the Basque word meaning 'pasture,' 'meadow,' or 'grazing land.'
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Bedoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bedoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bedoya (Russian: Бедойа) is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bedoya.
How Common Is The Last Name Bedoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,163rd most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,937 people. The last name Bedoya occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Bedoya are found; 92 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Bedoya is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 70 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 110,401 people, or 1 in 433. In Colombia it is most common in: Antioquia Department, where 46 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 15 percent live and Risaralda Department, where 8 percent live. Aside from Colombia this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 3 percent live and Ecuador, where 3 percent live.
Bedoya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bedoya surname are 41.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.56% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bedoya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 70.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,113 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $25,591,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $42,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% less than the national average, earning $45,988 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bedoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bedoya in the Russian language | ||
| Бедойа | bedoja | - |
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Footnotes
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