Bodaya Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Bodaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bodaya (253) may also be a first name.
Bodaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bodaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bodaya (Hindi: बोदया, Marathi: बोदया, Oriya: େବାଡାୟା) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bodaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bodaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Bodaya are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bodaya is also the 560,146th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 253 people.
The last name Bodaya is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 96 percent live and North Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 40 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bodaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bodaya in the Hindi language | ||
| बोदया | bodaya | 97.37 |
| बोदाया | bodaya | 2.63 |
| Bodaya in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାଡାୟା | ebadaya | 85.71 |
| େବାଡୟା | ebadaya | 14.29 |
| Bodaya in the Marathi language | ||
| बोदया | bodaya | 61.54 |
| बोडया | bodaya | 36.54 |
| बॉडया | bodaya | 1.92 |
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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 Bodaya
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