Ba'i Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ba'i Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ba'i Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Ba'i (10) may also be a first name.

Ba'i Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ba'i Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ba'i is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ba'i? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Ba'i occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Ba'i are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Ba'i is most common in: Perak, where 100 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent live and Niger, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baha'i80163/
Ba'aie801/
Ba'ith801/
Bahi7551,558/
Baui752,668/
Baoi75124/
Baei75111/
Boai7571/
Beai7566/
Ba'e7514/
Wa'i758/
Bađi751/
Ba'aiyo733/
Bajji672,575/
Bahie672,339/
Baiye671,826/
Bajhi671,221/
Bauit67747/
Bauai67603/
Baiji67571/
Bahoi67563/
Baoit67408/
Bohai67353/
Beais67319/
Boais67291/
Bajie67222/
Bahhi67218/
Baija67214/
Beaie67210/
Bahić67208/
Bayie67142/
Bouai67115/
Bajgi67100/
Bhaui6798/
Baiie6796/
Bhoai6794/
Bađić6784/
Boaiz6779/
Beaid6755/
Bhahi6752/
Bahih6738/
Baije6734/
Bahui6728/
Baiyi6725/
Beaiz6724/
Boait6718/
Bayji6718/
Baahi6717/
Bhaoi6715/
Beaei6711/
Hua'i678/
Bao'a677/
Bahiç677/
Beeai677/
Baoid676/
Buiai676/
Baoiz676/
Ba'ee676/
Beaih676/
Bauiz675/
Baeui675/
Bheai675/
Wa'is674/
Bae'e674/
Beait674/
Ba'er674/
Baeai673/
Bhaei672/
Bauie672/
Beaij672/
Boaid672/
Bauis672/
Bauhi672/
Beaui671/
Bieai671/
Wa'ie671/
Bauiy671/
Baois671/
Baaiy671/
Baaie671/
Bağiç671/
Baeoi671/
Baeij671/
Bo'oi671/
Baeei671/

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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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  • 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 Ba'i
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