Bismilah Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Bismilah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bismilah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India61:127,844,230863,365
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Bismilah (846) may also be a first name.

Bismilah Last Name Facts

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

Bismilah (Hindi: बिस्मिलाह, Marathi: मीलाह) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bismilah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Bismilah is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Bismilah are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Bismilah is also the 280,396th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 846 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 4,060,088. In Pakistan Bismilah is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 84 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside and Balochistan, where 5 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Bismilah occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bismilah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bismilah in the Hindi language
बिस्मिलाहbismilaha83.01
बिस्मीलाहbismilaha9.8
बिस्मिलहbismilaha3.27
बीस्मीलाहbismilaha1.31
बिस्मिल्हbismil'ha0.65
बिस्मिल्लाहbismillaha0.65
बीस्मिलाहbismilaha0.65
बिसमिलाहbisamilaha0.65
Bismilah in the Marathi language
मीलाहmilaha50
मीलहाmilaha50

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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
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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 Bismilah
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