Bay Surname

7,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bay Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) with Reddish-Brown Hair. [Middle English bay, Old French bat, Lat, badi-us] Walter le Bay.—Hundred Rolls

Bay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey15,4071:5,051730
Mozambique9,2701:2,941699
United States8,9131:40,6664,997
Indonesia3,8411:34,4314,031
Afghanistan3,5171:9,142679
Denmark2,1991:2,567199
Guatemala2,1801:7,377910
Vietnam2,0601:44,974531
India1,9591:391,56020,814
France1,8081:36,7384,513
Germany1,7851:45,1015,914
Morocco1,6701:20,6443,211
Philippines1,5791:64,11510,891
Russia1,2891:111,81013,537
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Algeria1,0121:38,1736,909
Cambodia9701:15,9661,175
DR Congo8821:83,7649,618
Argentina8321:51,3744,335
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Brazil6601:324,35512,494
Canada6481:56,8606,714
Malaysia6301:46,8163,728
Belgium5441:21,1343,268
England4421:126,05912,608
Iran4291:178,98014,917
Pakistan4291:416,4197,746
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Niger3791:50,6392,538
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Mexico3051:406,9718,024
Italy3041:201,17328,957
Belarus2841:33,4545,795
Kazakhstan2781:63,6067,844
Australia2551:105,86511,876
Taiwan2531:92,667922
Spain2471:189,27913,181
Mauritania2191:18,6981,715
Norway2171:23,6973,117
Tanzania2131:248,55220,077
Switzerland2111:38,9245,566
New Zealand1941:23,3424,099
Cameroon1641:126,64114,369
Hungary1371:71,6527,312
Peru1171:271,65910,749
Thailand1081:654,059109,897
Ivory Coast901:256,34710,121
Haiti871:122,8045,579
China791:17,307,868981
Venezuela691:437,7408,753
Turkmenistan651:84,4481,659
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Singapore601:91,7953,674
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Israel531:161,46516,670
Chile511:345,4219,676
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Northern Cyprus461:6,9351,574
Burkina Faso441:417,0936,319
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Benin301:344,52026,827
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Tunisia261:23,4863,642
Austria251:340,61736,996
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Azerbaijan221:438,5968,841
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Greenland181:3,132341
Czechia171:625,49860,070
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Marshall Islands61:8,6371,214
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Laos41:1,647,081888
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4621:34,3494,104

The alternate forms: Baÿ (3) are calculated separately.

Bay (58,545) may also be a first name.

Bay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) with Reddish-Brown Hair. [Middle English bay, Old French bat, Lat, badi-us] Walter le Bay.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One with reddish-brown hair; dweller near a bay or pool.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bay Last Name Facts

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 found most in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms: Baÿ. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,789th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 99,850 people. Bay is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Bay live; 19 percent live in West Asia and 17 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 16,180th most widely held first name on earth, held by 58,545 people.

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

Bay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bay last name expanded 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 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 surname is chiefly 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 Bay are 12.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baÿ893/
Bayo8681,954/
Baya8666,382/
Baye8656,891/
Bayu8635,925/
Bayi8618,097/
Bays8610,741/
Bahy867,023/
Baay866,578/
Bauy861,443/
Bhay861,029/
Bayj86461/
Bayt86378/
Baiy86264/
Bayy86178/
Bayz86106/
Bayh86104/
Bayd8667/
Bayé8637/
Bayá8633/
Bayó8626/
Hbay8612/
Bajy8610/
Bayà867/
Bgay862/
Bayú861/
Bayś861/
Ba801,320,521/
By809,823/
Bayat75103,430/
Bayou7531,043/
Bayas7514,767/
Bayoh7514,693/
Bayot7512,337/
Bhaya7510,053/
Bayad758,597/
Bayyo758,350/
Bayeh758,201/
Bayes757,054/
Bhayo753,905/
Bayih753,582/
Bhayi753,567/
Bayet753,180/
Bhaiy753,052/
Bahey752,913/
Bayah752,467/
Bayos752,251/
Bayed751,964/
Bayuh751,495/
Bayee751,405/
Bahay751,403/
Bayaa751,294/
Bauya751,206/
Bayuo751,203/
Bayod751,108/
Bayus751,076/
Bayau751,056/
Bayha751,044/
Bayaz75727/
Baajy75571/
Baaya75546/
Bhaye75511/
Bahya75505/
Baiyo75428/
Bayud75390/
Bayhi75385/
Baaye75318/
Baayi75311/
Bayis75216/
Bayez75196/
Bayit75195/
Bayts75188/
Bahjy75170/
Bayie75142/
Baydh75121/
Bhayu75117/
Bayup75115/
Baych75107/
Bhauy7589/
Bayut7581/
Bayiz7578/
Bayaç7569/
Bayep7563/
Bajiy7554/
Bayap7547/
Bahyo7545/
Boaya7543/
Bahyu7541/
Bayyi7538/
Bayys7535/
Baysh7532/
Bayoo7526/
Bahiy7524/
Bhayy7520/
Bayhe7519/
Bayés7518/
Hbayd7517/
Bahye7516/
Bahyi7516/
Bayid7513/
Bayio7513/
Baytz7513/
Bayiç7513/
Bayss7511/
Bayii7511/
Bayuz759/
Bauye758/
Bauhy758/
Bayop758/
Bahhy755/
Bayiy754/
Bauyo754/
Bayoz754/
Bhayh754/
Bayhu753/
Bahys753/
Bgaya753/
Báňay753/
Bayst752/
B'Aye752/
Baayd752/
Bayho752/
Baïya752/
Baihy752/
Bhaay751/
Hbaye751/
Bayhs751/
Bayje751/
Baiiy751/
Bajyi751/
Bhayt751/
Bhgay751/
Bajyo751/
Bauys751/
Bayät751/
Bayès751/
Baïye751/
B'Ayi751/
Bahyt751/
Bayyy751/
Baiys751/
Baiyd750/
Bai679,907,044/
Bah671,085,979/
Baz67152,437/
Bha6797,330/
Boy6790,441/
Bey6783,348/
Way6746,255/
Boa6744,552/
Bau6742,782/
Bayush6742,075/
Bas6734,453/
Bhauya6725,643/
Bat6722,759/
Baa6720,345/
Bea6714,743/
Bye6714,473/
Baj6714,054/
Bae6711,397/
Bad6710,657/
Bağ6710,553/
Bayoud675,354/
Vay675,346/
Bayech673,387/
Buy673,044/
Biy672,039/
Bap672,008/
Bayaya671,984/
Bahaya671,950/
Bhayat671,862/
Bayova671,575/
Bhayje671,444/
Baç67899/
Bhy67857/
Byt67789/
Beyaya67739/
Baß67542/
Bayowa67532/
Bys67504/
Hba67469/
Uay67455/
Baï67430/
Bayysh67416/
Baayeh67308/
Bhaiyo67269/
Bayatt67243/
Bahaye67239/
Bayadh67203/
Boyaya67185/
Bauyot67182/
Bayout67179/
Byd67179/
Bayoux67170/
Byi67132/
Byy67114/
Bhajiy6797/
Bayhud6795/
Buyaya6791/
Øby6791/
Åby6790/
Bayesh6783/
Bhayad6780/
Byo6779/
Bayach6778/
Bayett6773/
Byh6771/
Bayash6766/
Bhaayi6758/
Æby6756/
Bga6754/
Bayaut6752/
Baî6752/
Bhayas6751/
Bajaya6742/
Bač6741/
Bayoot6738/
Bhayee6736/
Bhayah6733/
Bayouh6732/
Bayous6731/
Bhayyo6727/
Bahyud6723/
Búa6719/
Bahyah6717/
Bôa6717/
Bayaud6717/
Bayich6716/
Bayihe6716/
Bayhet6715/
Béa6715/
Byø6715/
Byp6713/
Bayhou6713/
Baytch6712/
Bhayau6712/
Hby6711/
Bayová6711/
Bhayut6710/
Bhayed6710/
Bhayet6710/
Bayood679/
Bayoch679/
Bhayio679/
Byś677/
Bayusz677/
Bahayo677/
Bhauye676/
Bahyad676/
Baya'a676/
Bauyop675/
Bojaya675/
Bayoth675/
Bhayoo675/
Bhauiy675/
Baiyoh675/
Byz675/
Bhahya674/
Bhaiiy674/
Bhajyi674/
Bayapp674/
Bayiss674/
Bahayu674/
Bayuss674/
Bayeed674/
Baţ674/
Bayğuş674/
B'Haya673/
Bujaya673/
Bhayaa673/
Bhgaya673/
Bayuot673/
Bać673/
Bayaia673/
Béy673/
Baayah673/
Bahysh673/
Bhaujy672/
Bayish672/
Bayess672/
Bhayie672/
Bóy672/
Bhayou672/
Byš672/
Bauyat672/
Bayosh672/
Bhayeh672/
Bejaya672/
Bahych672/
Beauya671/
Bhayes671/
Baiysh671/
Bhahay671/
Bayaus671/
Bayees671/
Bayeet671/
Bayhut671/
Baysch671/
Bayuop671/
Bhayip671/
Bhaaiy671/
Bhaaye671/
Bhauyi671/
B'Haye671/
B'Y671/
Ba'aye671/
Baghey671/
Baheyt671/
Bahyee671/
Baí671/
Ğba671/
Bêa671/
Bïa671/
Bhahyo671/
Bhayit671/
Bahays671/
Baiaya671/
Bahyeh671/
Beaujy671/
Bayaja671/
Bayaux671/
Bauyes671/
Bayhat671/
Bayheh671/
Bayhie671/
Bayhod671/
Baà671/
Baû671/
Baș671/
Baț671/
Bayodh671/
Bayouz671/
Baahay671/
Baahya671/
Hbayet671/
Bayuch671/
Bhayid671/
Ba'yah671/
Bayass670/

Bay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bay in the Hindi language
बायbaya94.92
बय्bay1.69
बाय्bay1.69
Bay in the Marathi language
बायbaya90.91
बयbaya9.09
Bay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻱbay88.89
ﺍﺑﺎﻱabay7.41
ﺑﻲby2.78
ﺃﺑﺎﻱabay0.93
Bay in the Oriya language
ବୟbaya88.46
ବାୟbaya10.26
Bay in the Tibetan language
སྦེ་50
བོད་50
Bay in the Russian language
Байbaj-
Bay in the Arabic language
بائعbay-

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