Baî Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Baî Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baî Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin511:202,65919,139
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Bai (9,907,044), Baï (430) & Baí (1) are calculated separately.

Baî (377) may also be a first name.

Baî Last Name Facts

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

Baî is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Bai, Baï or Baí. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baî? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Baî are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Baî is also the 446,783rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 377 people.

This last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 202,659. In Benin Baî is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 88 percent reside, Alibori Department, where 8 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Benin this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bai899,907,044/
Baï89430/
Baí891/
Ba801,320,521/
Bah671,085,979/
Baz67152,437/
Bha6797,330/
Bay6772,985/
Boa6744,552/
Bau6742,782/
Bas6734,453/
Bat6722,759/
Baa6720,345/
Bea6714,743/
Baj6714,054/
Bae6711,397/
Bad6710,657/
Bağ6710,553/
Bap672,008/
Baç67899/
Baß67542/
Hba67469/
Bga6754/
Bîz6741/
Bač6741/
Búa6719/
Bôa6717/
Béa6715/
Boî6710/
Bît674/
Baţ674/
Baÿ673/
Bać673/
Ğba671/
Bêa671/
Bïa671/
Baà671/
Baû671/
Baș671/
Baț671/

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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
  • 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 Baî
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