Biiya Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Biiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Biiya (20) may also be a first name.
Biiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biiya (Hindi: बिईया) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,300,225th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Biiya live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 75 percent reside, Ekiti, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Biiya occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biiya in the Hindi language | ||
| बिईया | bi'iya | 50 |
| बिअिया | biaiya | 50 |
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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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- 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 Biiya
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