View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Baia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Baia (Georgian: ბაია, Hindi: बर्इा, Oriya: ବାଇଆ, Russian: Баиа) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Băia or Baïa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Baia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Baia is the 21,254^th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 284,126 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Baia live; 68 percent live in South America and 68 percent live in Luso-South America. Baia is also the 208,320^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,407 people.

This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 17,486 people, or 1 in 12,243. In Brazil Baia is most prevalent in: Pará, where 53 percent are found, Amapá, where 11 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent are found. Not including Brazil it exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 11 percent are found and Iraq, where 3 percent are found.

Baia Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Baia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Baia surname grew 2,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Baia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Baia surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Baia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.71% less than the national average, earning €22,910 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.16% more than the national average, earning R 347,328 per year; in United States they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $47,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $57,219 CAD per year.