Bahi Surname

10,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Bahi Surname User-submission:

Bahí, with an accent on the i, is a Catalan surname. It is a false dialectal graphy for veí, which means 'neighbor' in catalan.

Bahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria13,9331:2,773363
Ivory Coast11,3601:2,031201
Morocco10,9741:3,142276
Egypt3,6001:25,5382,858
Iran3,5461:21,6532,749
Saudi Arabia1,8291:16,8702,323
Indonesia8971:147,43514,508
India7851:977,15341,562
Niger7371:26,0411,527
Pakistan6941:257,4125,753
Iraq6391:54,8072,092
Spain3761:124,3419,599
France2891:229,83635,639
Lebanon1711:32,9653,286
Mauritania1491:27,4822,315
Tanzania1361:389,27727,871
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Belgium1021:112,71216,775
England951:586,50635,379
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Benin921:112,34412,545
Canada791:466,40040,200
Sweden701:140,6689,936
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Palestine431:105,7877,133
Tunisia431:14,2012,330
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Syria191:1,015,8436,722
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Oman61:614,6626,082
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bahi (11,601) may also be a first name.

Bahi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bahí, with an accent on the i, is a Catalan surname. It is a false dialectal graphy for veí, which means 'neighbor' in catalan.

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Bahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bahi (Arabic: باحي, Bengali: বহি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻫﻲ, Hindi: बही, Marathi: बाही, Oriya: ବହି, Tibetan: བ་ཧི་) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,885th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 141,347 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Bahi live; 55 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Mahgreb. Bahi is also the 55,441st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 11,601 people.

The last name is most widespread in Algeria, where it is held by 13,933 people, or 1 in 2,773. In Algeria Bahi is mostly concentrated in: El Oued Province, where 12 percent reside, Annaba Province, where 10 percent reside and Mostaganem Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Algeria it occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent reside and Morocco, where 21 percent reside.

Bahi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bahi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bahi surname increased 12,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bahi surname is primarily Sunni (58%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Bahi surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Bahi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $41,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $47,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahie892,339/
Bajhi891,221/
Bahoi89563/
Bahhi89218/
Bahić89208/
Bhahi8952/
Bahih8938/
Bahui8928/
Baahi8917/
Bahiç897/
Bauhi892/
Bahuij80331/
Baha'i80163/
Bahayi8023/
Bhajhi8013/
Bahaiy8010/
Bahitt807/
Bahahi807/
Baajhi807/
Bajhai806/
Baheis805/
Baheij804/
Bhahie804/
Bhahgi803/
Baheih803/
Bahihe803/
Bahidh803/
Bahiei803/
Baheid802/
Bahuai802/
Bhahit802/
Bajhei801/
Bajhie801/
Boahai801/
Baayhi801/
Bahaoi801/
Bahhid801/
Bajhhi801/
Bajhit801/
Bahisz801/
Bahjie801/
Bahoih801/
Bayhie801/
Bhahis801/
Bahieh801/
Bahaii801/
Bhahio801/
Bajhip801/
Baehie801/
Bahiss801/
Bahe758,047/
Behi754,176/
Bohi753,475/
Baui752,668/
Böhi75499/
Baoi75124/
Baei75111/
Boai7571/
Beai7566/
Ba'i7510/
Bahé754/
Bađi751/
Bahê751/
Bahajji73382/
Bauhuis73261/
Bahahih732/
Bahaiit731/
Bauhish731/
Bhaijhi731/
Bahayei731/
Baheish731/
Bahaiji731/
Bahitch731/
Bahouyi731/
Beauhui731/
Bgahaie731/
Bayhier731/
Bohui674,152/
Bajji672,575/
Baiye671,826/
Behih671,270/
Bauit67747/
Bahoy67619/
Bauai67603/
Baiji67571/
Baoit67408/
Baheu67354/
Bohai67353/
Bohie67338/
Beais67319/
Baheh67314/
Boais67291/
Bajie67222/
Baija67214/
Beaie67210/
Behie67206/
Baahe67206/
Bhuie67145/
Bahej67143/
Bayie67142/
Boehi67141/
Bahyj67136/
Bouai67115/
Bajgi67100/
Bhaui6798/
Baiie6796/
Bhoai6794/
Bhohi6794/
Bađić6784/
Boaiz6779/
Bhooi6763/
Beaid6755/
Bajha6734/
Baije6734/
Bohoi6731/
Baehe6727/
Baiyi6725/
Beaiz6724/
Bahía6722/
Boait6718/
Bayji6718/
Bohei6718/
Bhaoi6715/
Bahuj6712/
Bhuij6711/
Beaei6711/
Bhoei679/
Bauhe679/
Bohis678/
Bajhe678/
Bauhy678/
Bhoui677/
Beeai677/
Bhehi677/
Boahy677/
Bahoj676/
Buiai676/
Baoid676/
Beaih676/
Baoiz676/
Bahayhio675/
Bheiy675/
Bheai675/
Bhahe675/
Baeui675/
Bauiz675/
Beait674/
Bahhe674/
Baeai673/
Behui673/
Baheľ673/
Baehs673/
Beïhi673/
Behhi673/
Beahy672/
Bauie672/
Bhaei672/
Beaij672/
Bahaiyay672/
Behij672/
Boaid672/
Bahêa672/
Buihi672/
Bauis672/
Bauhj671/
Bauiy671/
Baujh671/
Bheui671/
Bieai671/
Bhaahiji671/
Baeei671/
Vahhi671/
Vauhi671/
Bojhi671/
Boïhi671/
Baehy671/
Baeij671/
Baeoi671/
Bahaouij671/
Bahuy671/
Bağiç671/
Baaeh671/
Baaie671/
Baaiy671/
Baois671/
Beaui671/
Beahj671/
Baeeh671/
Baerh671/

Bahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bahi in the Tibetan language
བ་ཧི་bahi-
Bahi in the Bengali language
বহিbahi-
Bahi in the Oriya language
ବହିbahi69.23
ବାହିbahi15.38
ବହୀbahi5.13
ବାହୀbahi5.13
ଜଗବୁବହିjagabubahi2.56
ବାହିତାିbahitai2.56
Bahi in the Marathi language
बाहीbahi64
बहीbahi36
Bahi in the Hindi language
बहीbahi58.18
बाहीbahi23.64
बहिbahi14.55
भाईbha'i1.82
Bahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺎﻫﻲabahy44.9
ﺑﺎﻫﻲbahy17.35
ﺑﺢbh8.16
ﺍﺑﺎﻫﻰabahy7.14
ﺃﺑﺎﻫﻲabahy4.08
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻩalbah3.06
ﺑﺤﻲbhy3.06
ﺑﺤﻰbhy2.04
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻫﻲalbahy2.04
ﺑﺎﻫﻰbahy2.04
ﺑﺎﺣﻲbahy1.02
ﺍﺑﻬﻲabhy1.02
ﺍﺑﺤﻲabhy1.02
ﺑﺎﻫﻴﺔbahyt1.02
Bahi in the Arabic language
باحيbahy-
باهيbahy-

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