Bej Surname

13,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India40,2851:19,0411,485
Iran3061:250,92318,925
Romania1871:107,36812,087
Poland1041:365,46940,663
Albania641:45,5326,163
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
England71:7,959,723202,100
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Bej (997) may also be a first name.

Bej Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bej Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bej (Hindi: बेज, Marathi: बेज, Oriya: େବଜ) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bej? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,576th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,274 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bej live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bej is also the 254,871st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 997 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 40,285 people, or 1 in 19,041. In India Bej is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 67 percent are found, Odisha, where 30 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 2 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 1 percent are found and Romania, where 0 percent are found.

Bej Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bej are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

Bej earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.38% more than the national average, earning $65,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beja8615,256/
Bejo868,096/
Beji862,264/
Beje861,415/
Bedj86858/
Beij86597/
Bhej86313/
Beej86211/
Beaj86166/
Bejó8679/
Biej8658/
Bejj8635/
Bejy862/
Besj862/
Bejh861/
Behj861/
Beuj861/
Bejx861/
Bejc861/
Bexj861/
Boej861/
Be80172,234/
Bj80953/
Bheji75966/
Beije75616/
Bejot75521/
Bheja75328/
Bejeh75317/
Bejah75193/
Behja75150/
Beeja75137/
Bheje7593/
Bejie7587/
Bhejo7542/
Boeij7536/
Biejo7525/
Bejee7522/
Bieja7518/
Bejio7510/
Bejch7510/
Bejoh759/
Beïje757/
Beeji756/
Boeja756/
Beijs756/
Boejé756/
Behji755/
Behjo755/
Bejås755/
Bejgi754/
Beidj753/
Bejih753/
Bejiç753/
Bejaa752/
Beeje752/
Bejoo752/
Behej751/
Bejjx751/
Bhejy751/
Bieje751/
Beedj751/
Beddj751/
Beyje751/
Bejap751/
Beijc751/
Bejez751/
Beïja751/
Bheej751/
Bexxj751/
Beahj751/
Beejs750/
Bee67292,845/
Bey6783,348/
Bie6738,596/
Beh6726,405/
Ber6717,825/
Bei6716,947/
Boe6716,154/
Bea6714,743/
Bye6714,473/
Baj6714,054/
Bae6711,397/
Bez6710,270/
Bet678,747/
Beu676,750/
Bes675,967/
Bue675,590/
Bec675,082/
Bøe674,425/
Buj674,202/
Boj673,809/
Bex673,788/
Bed673,661/
Bij672,569/
Bejaia671,059/
Bep67964/
Bhe67719/
Beß67202/
Bhj67175/
Beş67174/
Vej67136/
Bejaud67101/
Wej6774/
Beejah6753/
Bée6744/
Beď6739/
Bejach6730/
Beň6730/
Bjx6730/
Byj6727/
Bejeau6726/
Beijst6723/
Bje6720/
Beejee6720/
Bge6717/
Bejoch6714/
Beš6714/
Bjd6712/
Beà6711/
Behaja6711/
Bejová6710/
Bheeja6710/
Bjc6710/
Hbj678/
Bhejoo677/
Hbe677/
Bjh676/
Bjj676/
Behjid675/
Bheeji674/
Baheij674/
Beć673/
Bejahe673/
Bhejee672/
Beá672/
Beţ672/
Bejaya672/
Bejaja672/
Beejaa671/
Boehje671/
Bejaïa671/
Bejaut671/
Behjah671/
Beĺ671/
Beaujy671/
Bejaha671/
Uej671/
Beç671/
Beauje670/

Bej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bej in the Hindi language
बेजbeja99.02
Bej in the Marathi language
बेजbeja98.08
Bej in the Oriya language
େବଜebaja95.32
େବଜ୍ebaj3.55
େଜାeja0.02

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