Bayes Surname

70,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Bayes Surname Definition:

Bay’s (Son): v. Bay.

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Bayes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4971:145,15815,000
England1,5341:36,3224,763
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Canada4431:83,1739,255
Spain3451:135,51310,234
Peru3251:97,7976,302
Australia2091:129,16614,085
Philippines2051:493,84558,364
New Zealand1671:27,1164,736
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Ecuador1471:108,2036,362
Argentina871:491,30436,372
India791:9,709,688189,874
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Wales341:91,0167,411
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
France161:4,151,420237,746
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China41:341,830,39216,990
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8911:27,3573,727
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

The alternate forms: Bayés (18) & Bayès (1) are calculated separately.

Bayes (54) may also be a first name.

Bayes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bay’s (Son): v. Bay.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Baye; from the Danish, Beyer; from the Dutch, Bes, Bey, Bies; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Bayer, Bayés and Bayé, as Catalan surnames, come from a french toponym, Bayeux.

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Bayes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bayes (Arabic: بييز, Marathi: बयेस) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Bayés or Bayès. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bayes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bayes is the 70,125th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,033,108 people. Bayes is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Bayes reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bayes is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 54 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,497 people, or 1 in 145,158. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Kentucky, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Bangladesh, where 8 percent live.

Bayes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bayes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bayes last name grew 889 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bayes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bayes last name are 18.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bayes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 29.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,759 per year; in South Africa they earn 119.12% more than the national average, earning R 520,704 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.84% more than the national average, earning $28,795,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $41,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $51,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bayés9318/
Bayès931/
Bayesh9183/
Bayese915/
Bayess912/
Bhayes911/
Bayees911/
Bayies911/
Bauyes911/
Bayest911/
Baye8956,891/
Baes8911,003/
Bays8910,741/
Byes89290/
Bayesht831,240/
Bayesse831/
Bayas8014,767/
Boyes8013,744/
Bayeh808,201/
Bayet803,180/
Bayos802,251/
Bayed801,964/
Bayee801,405/
Bayus801,076/
Baues80792/
Baies80608/
Bayse80580/
Bhaye80511/
Bajes80406/
Baaye80318/
Byess80296/
Bayis80216/
Beyes80212/
Bayez80196/
Bayts80188/
Bayec80154/
Bayie80142/
Baesh80113/
Buyes80108/
Wayes80102/
Bayce8089/
Bayep8063/
Baess8054/
Byies8047/
Bayys8035/
Baysh8032/
Vayes8027/
Bawes8019/
Bayhe8019/
Bahye8016/
Bayss8011/
Bauye808/
Biyes805/
Bahys803/
Baehs803/
Bayst802/
B'Aye802/
Bhyes802/
Hbaye801/
Bayhs801/
Bayje801/
Bhaes801/
Baezs801/
Baesz801/
Bauys801/
Baïye801/
Baiys801/
Bayesova771/
Bay7572,985/
Bye7514,473/
Bae7511,397/
Bayush7342,075/
Bayech733,387/
Bhayje731,444/
Bayysh73416/
Baysse73416/
Baayeh73308/
Bayise73274/
Bahaye73239/
Baesch73127/
Bhoyes73108/
Bayett7373/
Baysız7368/
Bayash7366/
Booyes7353/
Bahyus7352/
Bhayas7351/
Bayose7348/
Bajesh7338/
Bhayee7336/
Bayous7331/
Bayase7328/
Bayche7328/
Baioes7321/
Bayihe7316/
Bayhet7315/
Biyese7313/
Bayuse7311/
Bayece7311/
Bhayed7310/
Bhayet7310/
Bawies7310/
Bayusz737/
Bouyes737/
Bhauye736/
Bayast736/
Bayseh736/
Baheis735/
Bayiss734/
Vayesh734/
Bayuss734/
Bayeed734/
Wayese734/
Bayshe734/
Bawesh734/
Bayezt733/
Bahysh733/
Bagges732/
Baiesc732/
Beyees732/
Bayish732/
Bauesh732/
Baiesh732/
Bhayie732/
Biyesh732/
Bawese732/
Bayace732/
Bayosh732/
Bhayeh732/
Baiysh731/
Bayaus731/
Bayeet731/
Baysch731/
Bhaaye731/
B'Haye731/
Ba'aye731/
Wayesh731/
Vayese731/
Boyies731/
Bahyee731/
Bajees731/
Buyese731/
Bahays731/
Bahyeh731/
Bawess731/
Bayheh731/
Bayhie731/
Hbayet731/
Baajes731/
Bayahs731/
Beyese731/
Bawees731/
Baheas731/
Bauies730/
Buyess730/
Bayyos730/
Buyesc730/
Boyess730/
Boyese730/
Beyies730/
Bayass730/
Bayeshova716/
Baez67354,552/
Bayo6781,954/
Baya6766,382/
Boye6757,963/
Beye6742,934/
Bayu6735,925/
Bais6724,319/
Buys6722,469/
Bayi6718,097/
Bayoush6714,001/
Beas6710,233/
Boes678,831/
Baus677,812/
Bahy677,023/
Baay676,578/
Vaes675,961/
Boys675,884/
Bies675,461/
Biye674,934/
Vays674,768/
Vaye674,592/
Baje674,436/
Beis674,081/
Bawe673,744/
Bayushe673,542/
Bees672,565/
Beus671,760/
Baie671,492/
Bauy671,443/
Ways671,032/
Bhay671,029/
Bues67855/
Buye67710/
Beys67665/
Baue67478/
Bayj67461/
Bayt67378/
Bajs67358/
Baiy67264/
Bhae67205/
Bayy67178/
Bayz67106/
Bayh67104/
Bøye6794/
Baysova6768/
Bayd6767/
Buyeshe6763/
Uays6761/
Bayé6737/
Byye6736/
Bayá6733/
Bayó6726/
Vyes6725/
Bayc6722/
Bhawesh6720/
Bouyesh6720/
Bèye6718/
Æbye6717/
Hbay6712/
Béye6712/
Bouyess6712/
Bajy6710/
Baggess679/
Bhayise679/
Bhoyese679/
Baeß679/
Baweesh679/
Bahayeh677/
Bayà677/
Bayeaux676/
Bejs676/
Bayisse675/
Wayeshe674/
Bhye674/
Beae674/
Åbye674/
Bahyash674/
Baggesø674/
Bayhush674/
Boyesse674/
Byie673/
Bahiesh673/
Baajies673/
Bgay672/
Bayuche672/
Hbye672/
Baís672/
Baheise672/
Büys672/
Bayhiss671/
Byje671/
Bayouhe671/
Bhayash671/
Bhayije671/
B'Ye671/
Baheesh671/
Bayasse671/
Béas671/
Bgae671/
Beyesse671/
Bhoyees671/
Bhayase671/
Baheish671/
Bahaaye671/
Bayuush671/
Bayú671/
Bayś671/
Baouesh671/
Bayuosh671/
Bayoshe671/
Baweshe671/
Bayaush671/
Bajeesh671/
Hbae671/
Baggesh670/

Bayes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bayes in the Marathi language
बयेसbayesa86.32
बायेसbayesa7.37
बायसbayasa6.32
Bayes in the Arabic language
بييزbyyz-

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