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

Bay (Arabic: بائع, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻱ, Hindi: बाय, Marathi: बाय, Oriya: ବୟ, Russian: Бай, Tibetan: སྦེ་) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Baÿ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Bay is the 7,789^th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 99,850 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 common forename globally, borne by 58,545 people.

The last name is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 15,407 people, or 1 in 5,051. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 9 percent are found and Gaziantep Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Turkey it occurs 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 prevalency of Bay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bay last name increased 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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 holding the Bay surname are 12.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59% being registered with the 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.