Bilaja Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Bilaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bilaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bilaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bilaja (Oriya: ବିଲଜା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bilaja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,555,468th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Bilaja reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Bilaja is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Bilaja exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Argentina, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bilaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bilaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଲଜା | bilaja | - |
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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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- 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 Bilaja
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