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

The last name Bayat (Arabic: بايات, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﺎﺕ, Hindi: बायटा, Marathi: बायत, Russian: Баят) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bayät. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 5,479^th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 70,459 people. Bayat is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Bayat reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 196,645^th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 1,553 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 88,878 people, or 1 in 864. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 26 percent reside, Hamadan Province, where 13 percent reside and Zanjan Province, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Bayat Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bayat has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 55,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bayat Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Bayat last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bayat earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning 412,952 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning R 265,728 per year; in United States they earn 28.56% more than the national average, earning $55,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.8% more than the national average, earning $58,032 CAD per year.