Bilahi Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bilahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bilahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3981:133,01912,405
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Albania31:971,35222,477
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Bilahi (279) may also be a first name.

Bilahi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bilahi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bilahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻼﻩ, Hindi: बीलाही, Marathi: िबलाही) is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilahi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 660,498th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bilahi live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bilahi is also the 531,524th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 279 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 133,019. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 97 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 2 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Bilahi exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beilahi9272/
Boilahi9213/
Bhilahi927/
Bilahid922/
Bilhahi921/
Beillahi86139/
Bhilajhi863/
Baillahi861/
Belahi8391/
Bulahi837/
Bilahe831/
Bilaoi831/
Bila'i831/
Bileai831/
Bhilajhip801/
Beylahi7730/
Bullahi7714/
Betlahi7712/
Bailehi777/
Boylahi776/
Belahui773/
Baylahi771/
Bilaher771/
Bilaayi771/
Belahie771/
Belhahi771/
Bilauis771/
Bitlahe771/
Boilehi771/
B'Ylahi771/
Bilae7372/
Bilgaiye715/
Bulaheyi714/
Bayllahi712/
Beyllahi712/
Bilaijea711/
Bilohe67180/
Bilheu6774/
Bilaey6760/
Biloei6753/
Biloua6750/
Bulahe6725/
Biloay6711/
Viloai678/
Belehi676/
Bhilae676/
Belahe676/
Belaei674/
Beilae673/
Bailae673/
Bilaer673/
Belohi672/
Bilehe671/
Belaoi671/
Bouyllahi671/
Bailgaiye671/

Bilahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bilahi in the Marathi language
िबलाहीibalahi-
Bilahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻼﻩblah50
ﺑﻴﻼﻫﻲbylahy50
Bilahi in the Hindi language
बीलाहीbilahi50
बिलाहीbilahi50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bilahi
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