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
Bilah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻼﻩ, Marathi: िबलाह) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bilah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bilah is the 399,716th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. The last name Bilah is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Bilah are found; 42 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 159,062nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,211 people.
Bilah is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Apart from Bangladesh this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Liberia, where 8 percent reside.
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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