Bayahya Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Bayahya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bayahya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bayahya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bayahya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bayahya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻳﺤﻲ) occurs most in Morocco. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bayahya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bayahya is the 820,032nd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Bayahya are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 91 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Excluding Morocco this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bayaya921,984/
Bayahia86485/
Bhayaya865/
Bayaiya863/
Bayehya862/
Beyahya861/
Bayayay861/
Bayayat861/
Biyahya861/
Boyahya861/
Bouyahya80953/
Bihyahya801/
Bayoya771,128/
Bayeya77240/
Bayiya7750/
Bayuya7716/
Beayah7711/
Bayayo774/
Bayaia773/
Bayaja771/
Vayaya771/
Bayahio7164/
Bhayiya719/
Biyahia718/
Beyahia718/
Bayayot717/
Mpayaya714/
Bojayya714/
Bajiyay712/
Bayhaia711/
Boyahia711/
Boyayay711/
Boyaiya711/
Boiahya711/
Bayaiah711/
Bujayya711/
Baieyah711/
Bouyahia676,376/
Bouayyad67413/
Bhojayya6745/
Beaya6730/
Baeya6713/
Bojjayya6713/
Bujjayya676/
Bouiahya673/
Bouyehya672/
Bhejayya672/
Behyahia671/
Bhaiayay671/
Bijjayya671/
Buoyahia671/
Bajayash671/

Bayahya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bayahya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻳﺤﻲbayhy-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bayahya
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