View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

Beja (Bengali: বেজবুলি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺠﻪ, Hindi: बेजा, Marathi: बेजा, Oriya: େବଜ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Béja or Béjà. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Beja is the 34,738^th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 477,684 people. The surname Beja occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Beja are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Beja is also the 102,035^th most common first name throughout the world, held by 4,540 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5,477 people, or 1 in 8,432. In Kenya Beja is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 69 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 15 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 13 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 73 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Portugal, where 14 percent are found.

Beja Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Beja has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,029 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Beja Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Beja last name is chiefly Christian (71%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Beja surname are 36.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Beja earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.35% less than the national average, earning R 151,248 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning $43,111 CAD per year.