Behdja Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Behdja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Behdja (12) may also be a first name.
Behdja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behdja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Behdja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﺠﻪ) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Behdja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Behdja is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Behdja are found; 90 percent are found in North Africa and 90 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,292,395. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Mila Province, where 44 percent live, Blida Province, where 11 percent live and Boumerdès Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Algeria Behdja is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behdja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behdja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻬﺠﻪ | bhjh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Behdja
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