Bilah Surname
Approximately 880 people bear this surname
Bilah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Indonesia | 241 | 1:548,752 | 44,260 |
| Liberia | 69 | 1:63,892 | 5,540 |
| Israel | 64 | 1:133,713 | 14,383 |
| Kenya | 42 | 1:1,099,521 | 34,871 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bilah (2,211) may also be a first name.
Bilah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bilah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bilah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻼﻩ, Marathi: िबलाह) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bilah.
How Common Is The Last Name Bilah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bilah is the 399,716th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,281,302 people. The last name Bilah is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Bilah reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Bilah is also the 159,062nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 2,211 people.
The last name Bilah is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Not including Bangladesh this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Liberia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bilah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bilah in the Marathi language | ||
| िबलाह | ibalaha | - |
| Bilah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻼﻩ | blah | 66.67 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ | ballh | 33.33 |
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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 Bilah
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