Bihay Surname
Approximately 535 people bear this surname
Bihay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 441 | 1:229,565 | 35,174 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bihay (29) may also be a first name.
Bihay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bihay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bihay (Hindi: बिहया) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bihay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 585,091st most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. The last name Bihay is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Bihay live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 29 people.
The surname Bihay is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 441 people, or 1 in 229,565. In The Philippines Bihay is most frequent in: Eastern Visayas, where 46 percent are found, Davao Region, where 18 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 8 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bihay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bihay in the Hindi language | ||
| बिहया | bihaya | - |
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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 Bihay
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