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Where Does The Last Name Bey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bey (Arabic: باي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻲ, Marathi: बेय, Oriya: େବୟ, Russian: Бей) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Béy. For other possible spellings of Bey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Bey is the 6,787^th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 87,435 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Bey reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bey is also the 11,654^th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 85,825 people.

The surname Bey is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 36,357 people, or 1 in 21,098. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 97 percent live, Meghalaya, where 3 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in 120 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Bey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bey last name grew 5,424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Sunni (79%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bey surname are 18.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.8% being registered with the party.

The amount Bey earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning 358,777 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning R 257,892 per year; in United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.6% more than the national average, earning $59,917 CAD per year.