Bayei Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bayei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bayei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5161:343,30018,611
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Bayei (93) may also be a first name.

Bayei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bayei (Hindi: वायी) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bayei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 471,234th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. The surname Bayei is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bayei are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 93 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 516 people, or 1 in 343,300. In Nigeria Bayei is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 87 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside and Kano, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Botswana, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Baweye731/
Bayaid730/
Boye6757,963/
Beye6742,934/
Waye675,356/
Vaye674,592/
Bawe673,744/
Baui672,668/
Baee672,545/
Baie671,492/
Bauy671,443/
Buye67710/
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Boei67267/
Baae67191/
Bhayaje67165/
Mpaayei67143/
Beie67132/
Buei6781/
Biei6772/
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Beui6762/
Bahiaei6722/
Beei6714/
Bhoyeis6713/
Bayeaee6710/
Bayjeed679/
Bhoyeip677/
Baueisd676/
Bhayiji674/
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Baej673/
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Bhujaye672/
Baayeha672/
Baayesh672/
Byej672/
Byje671/
Bayouhe671/
Baueith671/
Bhayije671/
Bheyaye671/
Bhaiyed671/
Bhaiyoe671/
Bahayye671/
Vaei671/
Bayaich671/
Wahyaei671/
Bouaaye671/
Boujaye671/
Beyhaye671/
Bhoyeit671/
Bhayahi671/
Bijahei671/
Bahaaye671/
Bayahed671/
Bayhihi671/
Bayijed671/
Baouehi671/
Mpayeei671/
Bhaiyet671/
Bayhier671/
Byey671/

Bayei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bayei in the Hindi language
वायीvayi-

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