Baï Surname
Approximately 430 people bear this surname
Baï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 417 | 1:24,786 | 3,316 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
The alternate forms: Bai (9,907,044), Baî (52) & Baí (1) are calculated separately.
Baï (2,983) may also be a first name.
Baï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Baï is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Bai, Baî or Baí. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Baï? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 688,723rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Baï live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Baï is also the 132,598th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 2,983 people.
The last name Baï is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 24,786. In Benin Baï is mostly found in: Borgou Department, where 68 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 19 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 5 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bai | 89 | 9,907,044 | / |
| Baî | 89 | 52 | / |
| Baí | 89 | 1 | / |
| Baïz | 86 | 11 | / |
| Bahï | 86 | 6 | / |
| Baïs | 86 | 5 | / |
| Baït | 86 | 5 | / |
| Baïa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bazï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Badï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ba | 80 | 1,320,521 | / |
| Bah | 67 | 1,085,979 | / |
| Baz | 67 | 152,437 | / |
| Bha | 67 | 97,330 | / |
| Bay | 67 | 72,985 | / |
| Boa | 67 | 44,552 | / |
| Bau | 67 | 42,782 | / |
| Bas | 67 | 34,453 | / |
| Bat | 67 | 22,759 | / |
| Baa | 67 | 20,345 | / |
| Bea | 67 | 14,743 | / |
| Baj | 67 | 14,054 | / |
| Bad | 67 | 10,657 | / |
| Bağ | 67 | 10,553 | / |
| Bap | 67 | 2,008 | / |
| Baç | 67 | 899 | / |
| Baß | 67 | 542 | / |
| Hba | 67 | 469 | / |
| Boï | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bga | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bač | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bôa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Béa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baţ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bać | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baÿ | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baț | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baû | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahaïd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bïa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ğba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaï | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Baï
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