Bavay Surname
Approximately 1,156 people bear this surname
Bavay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 812 | 1:81,801 | 11,591 |
| Belgium | 303 | 1:37,943 | 6,212 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Bavay (11) may also be a first name.
Bavay Demographics
Bavay Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bavay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bavay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bavay (Hindi: बावया, Marathi: बवाय) has its highest incidence in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bavay? popularity and diffusion
Bavay is the 322,699th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,304,105 people. Bavay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bavay reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Bavay is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 11 people.
The surname Bavay is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 81,801. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 53 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Normandy, where 5 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 26 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.
Bavay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bavay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bavay in the Hindi language | ||
| बावया | bavaya | - |
| Bavay in the Marathi language | ||
| बवाय | bavaya | 66.67 |
| बावय | bavaya | 33.33 |
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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 Bavay
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