Bays Surname

48,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bays Surname Definition:

Bay’s (Son): v. Bay.

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Bays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4611:42,8395,252
England5751:96,90110,286
Switzerland4641:17,7002,909
Brazil3711:577,02021,523
Canada2011:183,31118,199
France1351:492,02069,079
Belgium811:141,93420,189
Cambodia511:303,6703,519
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Australia371:729,61448,196
India301:25,568,846339,406
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3521:69,2487,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0341:48,5675,541

The alternate forms: Bayś (1) are calculated separately.

Bays (120) may also be a first name.

Bays 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

This interesting and unusual name is a variant of the surname Byas, which is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for a 'dweller at the house in the bend'. The surname is derived from the Old English pre-7th Century 'byge', a 'bend', and 'hus', a house. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguishing names.

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Bays Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bays (Hindi: बायस, Marathi: बायस, Russian: Байс) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Bayś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bays? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,076th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 678,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Bays reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 852,104th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 120 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,461 people, or 1 in 42,839. In The United States Bays is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 9 percent live, Kentucky, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Bays Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bays has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bays surname increased 818 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bays Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Buddhist (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bays last name are 16.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.33% registered with the party.

The amount Bays earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.33% less than the national average, earning R 91,896 per year; in United States they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning $39,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $48,883 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bayś921/
Bayas8914,767/
Bayes897,054/
Bayos892,251/
Bayus891,076/
Bayse89580/
Bayis89216/
Bayts89188/
Bayys8935/
Baysh8932/
Bayés8918/
Bayss8911/
Bahys893/
Bayst892/
Bayhs891/
Bauys891/
Bayès891/
Baiys891/
Bay8672,985/
Bas8634,453/
Bys86504/
Bayush8042,075/
Bayysh80416/
Baysse80416/
Bayise80274/
Bayesh8083/
Baysız8068/
Bayash8066/
Bahyus8052/
Bhayas8051/
Bayose8048/
Bayous8031/
Bayase8028/
Bayuse8011/
Bayusz807/
Bayast806/
Bayseh806/
Bayese805/
Bayiss804/
Bayuss804/
Bayshe804/
Bahysh803/
Bayish802/
Bayess802/
Bayosh802/
Bhayes801/
Baiysh801/
Bayaus801/
Bayees801/
Bayies801/
Baysch801/
Bahays801/
Bauyes801/
Bayest801/
Bayahs801/
Bayyos800/
Bayass800/
Bass75109,905/
Bayo7581,954/
Baya7566,382/
Baye7556,891/
Bayu7535,925/
Bais7524,319/
Buys7522,469/
Bash7518,743/
Bayi7518,097/
Baas7514,649/
Base7514,525/
Bast7511,582/
Baes7511,003/
Beas7510,233/
Baus757,812/
Bahy757,023/
Baay756,578/
Boys755,884/
Vays754,768/
Bats754,149/
Bauy751,443/
Byts751,074/
Ways751,032/
Bhay751,029/
Beys75665/
Bayj75461/
Bayt75378/
Bajs75358/
Bahs75298/
Byes75290/
Bhas75265/
Baiy75264/
Bads75228/
Basc75228/
Byse75192/
Bayy75178/
Bysh75150/
Basj75111/
Bayz75106/
Bayh75104/
Bayd7567/
Basz7567/
Uays7561/
Bayé7537/
Bayá7533/
Hbas7532/
Basd7528/
Baxs7528/
Bayó7526/
Bayc7522/
Byss7514/
Hbay7512/
Baës7511/
Bajy7510/
Bayà757/
Baïs755/
Basp754/
Bgay752/
Byos752/
Baís752/
Byst752/
Bgas752/
Büys752/
Basx752/
Bazs751/
Béas751/
Bayú751/
Bysp751/
Bysz751/
Byhs751/
Bayoush7314,001/
Bayushe733,542/
Bayesht731,240/
Baysova7368/
Bhayise739/
Bayisse735/
Bahyash734/
Bayhush734/
Bayhiss731/
Bhayash731/
Bayasse731/
Bhayase731/
Bayuush731/
Bayuosh731/
Bayesse731/
Bayoshe731/
Bayaush731/
Ba671,320,521/
Bayat67103,430/
Bayou6731,043/
Basse6719,039/
Bayoh6714,693/
Boyes6713,744/
Bayot6712,337/
Batts6711,869/
Bhaya6710,053/
By679,823/
Bayad678,597/
Bayyo678,350/
Bayeh678,201/
Bashe674,290/
Bhayo673,905/
Buyse673,696/
Bayih673,582/
Bhayi673,567/
Basch673,315/
Bayet673,180/
Bhaiy673,052/
Bahey672,913/
Vayts672,893/
Baise672,776/
Waays672,494/
Bayah672,467/
Wayas672,233/
Baish672,212/
Bhais672,106/
Bayed671,964/
Bause671,808/
Bhase671,751/
Batsh671,747/
Bajas671,680/
Basht671,655/
Vayas671,614/
Bajus671,539/
Baust671,532/
Baias671,496/
Bayuh671,495/
Bejas671,493/
Bayee671,405/
Bahay671,403/
Bujas671,357/
Bayaa671,294/
Bauya671,206/
Bayuo671,203/
Baast671,164/
Bayod671,108/
Bayau671,056/
Bayha671,044/
Beats67968/
Booys67904/
Bahus67842/
Baase67814/
Baues67792/
Baash67774/
Bayaz67727/
Boyas67710/
Batse67675/
Bahas67674/
Bajos67647/
Boyse67620/
Baies67608/
Buyst67592/
Vayis67576/
Baajy67571/
Baaya67546/
Baňas67533/
Bhaye67511/
Bahya67505/
Baiis67482/
Baiyo67428/
Bajes67406/
Bayud67390/
Bayhi67385/
Bayoc67375/
Behas67339/
Baaye67318/
Baayi67311/
Byess67296/
Badsh67287/
Baiss67275/
Bauss67273/
Badts67264/
Beads67262/
Bauhs67249/
Boyts67248/
Bojas67231/
Bijas67225/
Baais67222/
Beyes67212/
Baist67211/
Bayez67196/
Wayse67195/
Bayit67195/
Bhash67193/
Baxsh67193/
Wayhs67181/
Bouys67173/
Bahjy67170/
Beyst67167/
Baits67162/
Beyos67162/
Beyse67160/
Beyts67155/
Bayec67154/
Bayie67142/
Vahys67141/
Bease67139/
Beyas67139/
Bahyj67136/
Bayusova67126/
Wayss67124/
Baats67123/
Baydh67121/
Biyas67119/
Bhayu67117/
Bayup67115/
Baush67114/
Baesh67113/
Wayts67109/
Buyes67108/
Baych67107/
Boyst67104/
Wayes67102/
Baass67100/
Bajsz6799/
Bahsh6798/
Bajis6795/
Bauts6791/
Bausz6790/
Bayce6789/
Bhauy6789/
Badse6786/
Bayut6781/
Beyss6779/
Bayiz6778/
Vayse6778/
Bashh6773/
Boyis6771/
Bayaç6769/
Wayis6764/
Bayep6763/
Byjos6758/
Vayss6756/
Buyos6756/
Baess6754/
Bajiy6754/
Bayac6748/
Bayap6747/
Byies6747/
Baaas6746/
Beyus6745/
Bahyo6745/
Beyhs6745/
Boaya6743/
Boyds6741/
Bahyu6741/
Buyas6741/
Bayyi6738/
Bashp6736/
Baths6735/
Baids6735/
Baijs6733/
Bayysova6732/
Baius6731/
Bajsh6731/
Buiys6731/
Bytse6730/
Vayes6727/
Bajús6727/
Bayoo6726/
Vayos6725/
Bahiy6724/
Boias6724/
Waeys6724/
Bassh6723/
Beuys6722/
Beash6720/
Bhayy6720/
Bawes6719/
Bayasova6719/
Bayhe6719/
Beňas6719/
Byias6717/
Hbayd6717/
Bahye6716/
Bashs6716/
Bahyi6716/
Bausd6716/
Waysz6715/
Baios6715/
Bayshova6714/
Bhaus6714/
Bayaj6713/
Bayid6713/
Bayio6713/
Baytz6713/
Bayuc6713/
Bayiç6713/
Boyss6712/
Bayii6711/
Bastt6710/
Biyos6710/
Bayuz679/
Bayoushe679/
Bauye678/
Baisz678/
Bauhy678/
Bayop678/
Basst678/
Basss678/
Beysh677/
Báňas677/
Badds676/
Bayhouse676/
Bayrz676/
Beast675/
Biyes675/
Bysse675/
Bhast675/
Bhass675/
Bahhy675/
Bayisova675/
Wahys675/
Bayiy674/
Byyas674/
Bauyo674/
Hbash674/
Boyás674/
Bayoz674/
Bhayh674/
Boysh673/
Baszt673/
Batst673/
Bayhu673/
Baisd673/
Bascì673/
Ba'as673/
Baehs673/
Bgaya673/
Boyos673/
Báňay673/
Byshe672/
B'Aye672/
Vhays672/
Bieas672/
Baasd672/
Baayd672/
Baczs672/
Bassj672/
Beyys672/
Buyis672/
Bayho672/
Bauds672/
Vaysh672/
Basce672/
Bhyes672/
Baïya672/
Baahs672/
Bahsz672/
Baihy672/
Wayus672/
Bgash672/
Buhys672/
Bayesova671/
Bhaay671/
Bytts671/
Hbaye671/
Beass671/
Bayje671/
Beeas671/
Batss671/
Baiiy671/
Baizs671/
Bajyi671/
Bhayt671/
Bhgay671/
Bhaes671/
Beyis671/
Bhats671/
Baezs671/
Waysh671/
Wayys671/
Vayus671/
Vayys671/
Basze671/
Baesz671/
Beahs671/
Badst671/
Bahás671/
Bastd671/
Bayic671/
Buysh671/
Way's671/
Wayos671/
Buoys671/
Bysøe671/
Byosh671/
Bajyo671/
Bayax671/
Bassp671/
Bassz671/
Bassø671/
Basìc671/
Bayät671/
Baïye671/
Mpays671/
Boyys671/
B'Ayi671/
Bahyt671/
Buuys671/
Bazsz671/
Bhayx671/
Bayyy671/
Bascz671/
Bashx671/
Bashd671/
Byshs671/
Byxsh671/
Bohys671/
Baiyd670/
Beias670/
Beuas670/
Bahts670/
Bazzs670/
Boyhs670/
Wayds670/
Bhads670/
Buyys670/
Boiys670/
Beasd670/
Bysch670/
Wayzs670/

Bays Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bays in the Hindi language
बायसbayasa-
Bays in the Marathi language
बायसbayasa76.92
बयसbayasa15.38
बायbaya7.69
Bays in the Russian language
Байсbajs-

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Bays Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bays
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