Bodiang Surname
Approximately 4,032 people bear this surname
Bodiang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 3,900 | 1:3,738 | 223 |
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
Bodiang (41) may also be a first name.
Bodiang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bodiang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bodiang is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bodiang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 114,629th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,807,427 people. Bodiang is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bodiang are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Bodiang is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 41 people.
The surname Bodiang is most commonly used in Senegal, where it is held by 3,900 people, or 1 in 3,738. In Senegal Bodiang is most prevalent in: Ziguinchor Region, where 39 percent reside, Sédhiou Region, where 20 percent reside and Dakar Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Senegal this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Bodiang
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