Bejah Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Bejah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 106 | 1:435,659 | 23,420 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bejah (13) may also be a first name.
Bejah Demographics
Bejah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bejah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bejah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bejah (Arabic: بيجيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺠﺎﻩ) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bejah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,214,709th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Bejah are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bejah is also the 3,159,357th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Bejah is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 435,659. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 83 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 8 percent are found and Kwale County, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 22 percent are found and Mauritania, where 6 percent are found.
Bejah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bejah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bejah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺠﺎﻩ | bjah | 90.91 |
| ﺍﺑﺠﺎﻩ | abjah | 9.09 |
| Bejah in the Arabic language | ||
| بيجيه | byjyh | - |
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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 Bejah
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