Bayia Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Bayia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bayia (107) may also be a first name.
Bayia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bayia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bayia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻪ) occurs most in Benin. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bayia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bayia is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Bayia reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 910,230th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 107 people.
This surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 795,046. In Benin Bayia is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 92 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Benin Bayia exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bayia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bayia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﻪ | byh | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Bayia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis