Biliya Surname
Approximately 2,654 people bear this surname
Biliya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,397 | 1:73,902 | 5,298 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Tanzania | 79 | 1:670,147 | 39,342 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Biliya (2,948) may also be a first name.
Biliya Demographics
Biliya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Biliya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biliya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Biliya (Hindi: बिलिया, Marathi: िबलीया, Oriya: ବିଲିୟା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biliya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Biliya is the 163,623rd most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,745,873 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Biliya reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 133,537th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 2,948 people.
The surname Biliya is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,397 people, or 1 in 73,902. In Nigeria Biliya is mostly found in: Kano, where 26 percent are found, Jigawa, where 15 percent are found and Zamfara, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.
Biliya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Biliya surname is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biliya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biliya in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଲିୟା | biliya | - |
| Biliya in the Hindi language | ||
| बिलिया | biliya | 90 |
| बिलीया | biliya | 10 |
| Biliya in the Marathi language | ||
| िबलीया | ibaliya | 80.65 |
| िबिलया | ibilaya | 12.9 |
| बीलीया | biliya | 6.45 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Biliya
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