Bijahi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Bijahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bijahi (3) may also be a first name.
Bijahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bijahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bijahi occurs more in Uganda more 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 Bijahi? popularity and diffusion
Bijahi is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bijahi reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 3 people.
Bijahi is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most common in: Isingiro District, where 50 percent are found and Rukungiri District, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Bijahi
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