Billiah Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Billiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Billiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Billiah (488) may also be a first name.

Billiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Billiah occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Billiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Billiah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Billiah are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 384,758th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 488 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Billiah is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 80 percent reside and Migori County, where 20 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Billeah8611/
Belliah863/
Billaiya8049/
Billihou8011/
Billieau801/
Billihay801/
Billea774/
Villiha711/
Belliha711/
Billijo711/
Belliho711/
Blayiah711/
Bllihot711/
Billieo711/
Bleah67480/
Bliha67337/
Bellegia6757/
Blija6722/
Bliho676/
Billayya676/
Billehay673/
Bellieau672/
Blioh671/
Villaiya671/

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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 Billiah
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