Bismillah Surname

5,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Bismillah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bismillah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan94,1161:34243
Egypt4,3021:21,3702,472
Pakistan1,1431:156,2944,183
India4811:1,594,73158,821
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
England2251:247,63620,113
Iran1061:724,36337,588
South Africa621:873,83457,209
United States381:9,538,393399,091
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Bismillah (111,223) may also be a first name.

Bismillah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bismillah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺴﻢ, Hindi: बिस्मिल्लाह, Marathi: िबसमीाह) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bismillah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,616th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 72,306 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Bismillah live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 9,241st most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 111,223 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 94,116 people, or 1 in 342. In Afghanistan Bismillah is primarily found in: Kabul, where 18 percent live, Herat, where 10 percent live and Kandahar, where 7 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 4 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Bismillah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bismillah last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bismillah earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 34.2% less than the national average, earning R 156,372 per year and in United States they earn 18.34% less than the national average, earning $35,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bismillah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bismillah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺴﻢbsm-
Bismillah in the Marathi language
िबसमीाहibasamiaha88.14
मीलाहmilaha5.65
िबसमीलाहibasamilaha3.95
ईसमीलisamila0.56
बीसमीलहbisamilaha0.56
बीसमीbisami0.56
बीशाहbisaha0.56
Bismillah in the Hindi language
बिस्मिल्लाहbismillaha85.1
बिसमिल्लाहbisamillaha7.3
बिस्मील्लाहbismillaha4.2
बिस्मिल्लहbismillaha1.4
बिस्मिल्लाbismilla0.37
विस्मिल्लाहvismillaha0.29
विसमिल्लाहvisamillaha0.15
बिसमील्लाहbisamillaha0.15
विश्मिल्लाहvismillaha0.07
बिस्मील्लहbismillaha0.07
बिस्मिललाहbismilalaha0.07
बीस्मील्लाहbismillaha0.07
बिसमिल्लाbisamilla0.07
विस्मिलाहvismilaha0.07
बिस्तिल्लाbistilla0.07
बिस्िमिल्लाहbisimillaha0.07
बिश्मिल्लाहbismillaha0.07
बिसिमल्लाहbisimallaha0.07
बिस्म्िल्लाहbismillaha0.07
विसमिल्लाvisamilla0.07
विस्मील्लाvismilla0.07
बिस्मिलाहbismilaha0.07

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