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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་) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Baÿ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 7,789^th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 99,850 people. Bay is primarily found in Asia, where 43 percent of Bay reside; 19 percent reside in West Asia and 17 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Bay is also the 16,180^th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 58,545 people.

Bay is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 15,407 people, or 1 in 5,051. In Turkey Bay is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 9 percent are found and Gaziantep Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 151 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Bay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bay last name grew 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 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 devotion of those carrying the Bay surname is primarily 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 last name are 12.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59% being registered with 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.