Bildad Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Bildad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bildad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1051:504,20633,569
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Kenya291:1,592,41035,799
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Bildad (3,666) may also be a first name.

Bildad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bildad occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bildad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bildad is the 983,245th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Bildad live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 116,581st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 3,666 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 504,206. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 87 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Bildad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Billdad922/
Bilda91560/
Beldad833,722/
Bildea83541/
Bildat8393/
Vildad8374/
Bildai8345/
Wildad8339/
Bildau8323/
Bildağ8310/
Bilday835/
Billda834/
Builda833/
Bildas832/
Bldadd831/
Bildoa831/
Bijlda831/
Bildah830/
Bildiea7726/
Bildeau7712/
Bhildas773/
Belhdad772/
Billday772/
Belldad771/
Buildha771/
Bildash771/
Builday770/
Wildead770/
Belda7315,748/
Vilda73940/
Bildo73195/
Bylda73127/
Wldad7329/
Bldas734/
Blhda733/
Blėda731/
Bldat731/
Belhddad711/
Wildhead710/
Beldea67406/
Bîldea67283/
Beldağ67234/
Veldad67110/
Beldas67102/
Vilday6775/
Bildey6734/
Beldoa6732/
Vildai6721/
Villda6721/
Wildat6716/
Belday6715/
Beldau6711/
Beldha676/
Bellda673/
Bildos672/
Buelda672/
Beldaj671/
Bledah671/
Hwldad671/
Beldat671/
Billdo671/
Bildou671/
Beldai671/
Beldaz671/
Băldea671/
Beulda671/
Bhelda671/
Bildei671/
Bildeu670/

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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
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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 Bildad
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