Bijah Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Bijah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Bijah (144) may also be a first name.
Bijah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bijah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bijah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺠﺎﻩ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bijah? popularity and diffusion
Bijah is the 1,338,236th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Bijah reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bijah is also the 769,375th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 144 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria Bijah is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 42 percent reside, Benue, where 38 percent reside and Adamawa, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bija | 89 | 4,268 | / |
| Bijh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bijyahe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baiah | 80 | 3,681 | / |
| Bijja | 80 | 2,145 | / |
| Bhija | 80 | 1,342 | / |
| Bajah | 80 | 821 | / |
| Biyah | 80 | 564 | / |
| Buiah | 80 | 376 | / |
| Bijya | 80 | 236 | / |
| Bejah | 80 | 193 | / |
| Bojah | 80 | 102 | / |
| Bujah | 80 | 65 | / |
| Bijia | 80 | 65 | / |
| Boiah | 80 | 61 | / |
| Beiah | 80 | 60 | / |
| Bieah | 80 | 22 | / |
| Byiah | 80 | 20 | / |
| Bijaa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Bieja | 80 | 18 | / |
| Bijeh | 80 | 14 | / |
| Biiah | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bijea | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bioja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bijoh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bijih | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bij | 75 | 2,569 | / |
| Bajaha | 73 | 288 | / |
| Bhaiah | 73 | 157 | / |
| Biyadh | 73 | 137 | / |
| Bijeau | 73 | 109 | / |
| Bahjah | 73 | 109 | / |
| Bhuiah | 73 | 103 | / |
| Beejah | 73 | 53 | / |
| Bhojah | 73 | 50 | / |
| Boujah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Biyash | 73 | 34 | / |
| Bejach | 73 | 30 | / |
| Bajach | 73 | 24 | / |
| Bhajah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Beiadh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bajahs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hbajah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bheiah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhijja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bejahe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bajath | 73 | 2 | / |
| Behiah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bajahe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beihah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beeiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baihah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhiiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boiash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bojadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bi'iah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baiahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baajah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bejaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boiach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beiach | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bahu | 67 | 33,481 | / |
| Baia | 67 | 25,649 | / |
| Biya | 67 | 19,980 | / |
| Baja | 67 | 18,271 | / |
| Boja | 67 | 17,168 | / |
| Beja | 67 | 15,256 | / |
| Beah | 67 | 7,619 | / |
| Bahy | 67 | 7,023 | / |
| Beia | 67 | 4,395 | / |
| Buja | 67 | 3,568 | / |
| Buia | 67 | 2,257 | / |
| Boia | 67 | 1,748 | / |
| Baih | 67 | 1,593 | / |
| Biji | 67 | 1,585 | / |
| Beih | 67 | 1,064 | / |
| Bijo | 67 | 687 | / |
| Bije | 67 | 626 | / |
| Beij | 67 | 597 | / |
| Boih | 67 | 462 | / |
| Baij | 67 | 427 | / |
| Boij | 67 | 244 | / |
| Bujh | 67 | 219 | / |
| Bóia | 67 | 152 | / |
| Boujaha | 67 | 136 | / |
| Biea | 67 | 105 | / |
| Bayh | 67 | 104 | / |
| Biia | 67 | 83 | / |
| Biej | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bîia | 67 | 51 | / |
| Buih | 67 | 41 | / |
| Béja | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bauh | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bója | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bhij | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bojh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bioa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bajh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Buij | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bijj | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bojasch | 67 | 20 | / |
| Byja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bahí | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bîja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bahj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Byia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Băia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bahajah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boujahd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bijjaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Béia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bejh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bioj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouiadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bája | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beihach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhajaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhojaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhojadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baihash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bejasch | 67 | 0 | / |
Bijah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bijah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺠﺎﻩ | bjah | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bijah
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