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
The surname Bekiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻴﻪ, Hindi: बेकिया) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Bekiya live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 57 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kwara, where 50 percent live and Taraba, where 50 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Bekiya exists 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 | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Bekiya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis