Bekiya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Bekiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Bekiya (57) may also be a first name.
Bekiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bekiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻴﻪ, Hindi: बेकिया) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Bekiya are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bekiya is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 57 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Bekiya is mostly found in: Kwara, where 50 percent live and Taraba, where 50 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bekiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻜﻴﻪ | bkyh | - |
| Bekiya in the Hindi language | ||
| बेकिया | bekiya | - |
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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
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- 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 Bekiya
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