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

The last name Bay (Arabic: بائع, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻱ, Hindi: बाय, Marathi: बाय, Oriya: ବୟ, Russian: Бай, Tibetan: སྦེ་) is most common in Turkey. It can occur in the variant forms: Baÿ. For other potential spellings of Bay click here.

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

This surname is the 7,789^th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 99,850 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Bay reside; 19 percent reside in West Asia and 17 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 16,180^th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 58,545 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 15,407 people, or 1 in 5,051. In Turkey Bay is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 9 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 151 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Bay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bay last name rose 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bay last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Druze (75%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bay surname are 12.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 18.49% more than the national average, earning €35,584 per year; in Norway they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning 370,547 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,045 per year; in South Africa they earn 75.24% less than the national average, earning R 58,836 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.5% less than the national average, earning $14,642,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $50,677 CAD per year.