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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Biliya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 163,623rd most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,745,873 people. The last name Biliya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Biliya are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 133,537th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,948 people.
It is most frequently 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. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common 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 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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