Bei Surname

31,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bei Surname User-submission:

Bei, as a Catalan surname, can come from vell, meaning 'old'. It's a dialectal false graphy. Beia is its feminisation.

Bei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China4,0871:334,554241
Ukraine2,0521:22,1853,124
Japan1,8661:68,5124,888
Indonesia1,4221:93,0029,711
Tanzania1,0511:50,3735,592
Italy9881:61,89911,061
Ivory Coast8591:26,8581,883
India6421:1,194,80648,020
Greece6381:17,3662,437
United States4861:745,80058,323
Taiwan3711:63,193664
Cambodia3531:43,8731,750
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Papua New Guinea2511:32,4853,773
France2281:291,32844,676
Thailand1871:377,74566,352
Cameroon1541:134,86415,121
Luxembourg971:5,985883
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Liberia801:55,1074,868
Solomon Islands691:8,4061,382
Canada621:594,28449,093
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Australia561:482,06636,890
Burkina Faso541:339,8545,698
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Romania291:692,34047,921
England281:1,989,93178,001
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Austria151:567,69652,281
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Albania31:971,35222,477
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Bei (885,219) may also be a first name.

Bei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bei, as a Catalan surname, can come from vell, meaning 'old'. It's a dialectal false graphy. Beia is its feminisation.

- a1956

Bei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻲ, Hindi: बॅइ, Marathi: बेज़ी, Oriya: େବଇ, Russian: Беи) is found in China more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bei.

How Common Is The Last Name Bei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,500th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 430,020 people. The surname Bei is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Bei reside; 37 percent reside in East Asia and 26 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,045th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 885,219 people.

This surname is most frequently used in China, where it is carried by 4,087 people, or 1 in 334,554. Other than China Bei exists in 76 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 12 percent are found and Japan, where 11 percent are found.

Bei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bei are 14.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.65% being registered with the party.

The amount Bei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning €24,901 per year; in Norway they earn 3.22% less than the national average, earning 334,946 kr per year; in Peru they earn 137.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,073 per year; in United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.21% less than the national average, earning $42,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beit8616,785/
Beia864,395/
Beis864,081/
Beji862,264/
Beyi862,178/
Beih861,064/
Beiu86812/
Bhei86608/
Beij86597/
Beid86378/
Beio86220/
Beiß86156/
Beie86132/
Beiz86122/
Beui8662/
Beii8621/
Beip862/
Beié861/
Bi802,317,225/
Be80172,234/
Beggi751,606/
Bheji75966/
Beich75709/
Beije75616/
Beyit75326/
Beish75198/
Beyiş75185/
Hbeis75127/
Beiss75126/
Beyid7593/
Beyip7590/
Bejie7587/
Beiio7573/
Beyiz7565/
Beyih7563/
Begie7563/
Beiha7562/
Beihi7560/
Beiah7560/
Beihe7543/
Beiyo7542/
Boeij7536/
Behyi7534/
Beihy7532/
Bahei7532/
Bheyi7529/
Behia7527/
Beiod7523/
Beist7522/
Beyhi7517/
Beeyi7517/
Beitt7514/
Beuhi7513/
Boeia7511/
Beihs7511/
Beyği7511/
Bheid7510/
Bejio7510/
Beiat758/
Hbeit758/
Beiez758/
Boeie757/
Beeji756/
Beied756/
Bieia756/
Beijs756/
Behji755/
Behio755/
Beidh754/
Bejgi754/
Beiad754/
Beuyi754/
Beiau754/
Bejih753/
Beiet753/
Bejiç753/
Beuie752/
Beits752/
Beiaz752/
Beiho752/
Bheih752/
Beyie752/
Bbeyi752/
Bheui751/
Beyis751/
B'Eiz751/
Behiy751/
Beioe751/
Hbeid751/
Hbeiz751/
Beies751/
Beyio751/
Bheia751/
Bheis751/
Beyii751/
Behgi751/
Beuiy751/
Beias750/
Beids750/
Wei6712,153,338/
Bai679,907,044/
Bui672,043,143/
Bee67292,845/
Bio67138,053/
Bey6783,348/
Bej6741,109/
Bie6738,596/
Bhi6735,574/
Beh6726,405/
Boi6723,460/
Bih6722,479/
Bii6720,669/
Ber6717,825/
Boe6716,154/
Bit6715,452/
Bea6714,743/
Bye6714,473/
Bid6712,780/
Bae6711,397/
Bez6710,270/
Bet678,747/
Bis676,824/
Beu676,750/
Bes675,967/
Bue675,590/
Biz675,337/
Bøe674,425/
Bed673,661/
Bij672,569/
Biy672,039/
Vei671,795/
Beggio671,559/
Bejaia671,059/
Bep67964/
Bhe67719/
Beicht67395/
Bgi67278/
Bip67256/
Beß67202/
Biß67181/
Beş67174/
Hbi67151/
Byi67132/
Bič67108/
Beitch6797/
Biľ6784/
Hbeish6780/
Begieh6762/
Bói6751/
Bée6744/
Beggia6740/
Beď6739/
Bùi6735/
Beň6730/
Beiatt6724/
Beijst6723/
Bje6720/
Bge6717/
Beidts6712/
Beà6711/
Biś679/
Beyitt677/
Beyidh677/
Hbe677/
Besgie677/
Beihat676/
Hbeich676/
Baheis675/
Behjid675/
Beiadh675/
Bheeji674/
Beegie674/
Baheij674/
Bić674/
Biț674/
Beioud674/
Bheiah673/
Baheih673/
Beć673/
Beyich672/
Baheid672/
Bheihi672/
Beitsh672/
Behiah672/
Beá672/
Beţ672/
D'Beih671/
Beidch671/
Beihah671/
Beihed671/
Beihie671/
Beiova671/
Beeiah671/
Bheeyi671/
Bheiet671/
Bheitt671/
Bhoeie671/
B'Heih671/
H'Beyi671/
Beyaia671/
Bội671/
Beiyoh671/
Behiee671/
Behiet671/
Beĺ671/
Beyihe671/
Bheith671/
Biş671/
Beithz671/
Behies671/
Beç671/
Beiach670/
Beiggi670/
Boehie670/
Beisth670/

Bei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bei in the Hindi language
बॅइbe'i89.39
बेीbei4.04
बेईbe'i3.54
बेइbe'i2.02
Bei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻲby80
ﺍﺑﻴﻲabyy20
Bei in the Marathi language
बेज़ीbezi80
बेबीbebi20
Bei in the Oriya language
େବଇeba'i75
େବଈeba'i25
Bei in the Russian language
Беиbei-

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