Bismellah Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bismellah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bismellah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Bismellah (248) may also be a first name.

Bismellah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bismellah (Hindi: बिसमेल्लाह) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bismellah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Bismellah are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Bismellah is also the 566,287th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 248 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,582,621. In Pakistan Bismellah is most numerous in: Balochistan, where 69 percent are found, Sindh, where 28 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent are found. Besides Pakistan it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 14 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bismellah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bismellah in the Hindi language
बिसमेल्लाहbisamellaha33.33
बिस्मेल्लाहbismellaha33.33
बिस्मिल्लाहbismillaha33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bismellah
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