Beyay Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Beyay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beyay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Beyay (20) may also be a first name.

Beyay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beyay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﺎﻱ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Beyay? popularity and diffusion

Beyay is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Beyay reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Beyay is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 20 people.

Beyay is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 151,662. In Mauritania Beyay is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 48 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 37 percent are found and Tagant Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania Beyay is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beyaye9187/
Beay89665/
Beyhaye831/
Bheyaye831/
Beyai803,591/
Biyay80155/
Beyoa8041/
Bejay8035/
Bayay8035/
Buyay8033/
Behay8026/
Boyay8018/
Beays8018/
Beyaa805/
Beyoy805/
Beyey805/
Beyye804/
Beayo802/
Beaay801/
Beyja801/
Baeay801/
Beyeye73343/
Beyiha73122/
Beejay7333/
Bouyay7327/
Bayaye7320/
Boyaye7317/
Bayyay7312/
Bhayay737/
Baiyay736/
Beyahi736/
Bhoyay735/
Behyňa735/
Beyyeh735/
Beyahe734/
Beyaie733/
Buyaye733/
Biyayo733/
Beyoua732/
Bujeay732/
Bheeay732/
Beyoha732/
Boyhay731/
Beyeha731/
Bheyye731/
Behayd731/
Baeyoa731/
Beehay731/
Biyauy731/
Baye6756,891/
Beye6742,934/
Boey674,843/
Buey67709/
Baey67510/
Weay67487/
Beua67404/
Beaa67257/
Beaj67166/
Biey67145/
Beai6766/
Ueay674/
Beae674/
Bhuiyay673/
Beuy673/
Bhayyay673/
Bhueaya672/
Beyaghi672/
Bayauay672/
Veay672/
Beey671/
Bhajyay671/
Baehaya671/
Byey671/
Beyahee671/

Beyay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beyay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻴﺎﻱbyay76
ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻱabyay12
ﺑﺒﺎﻱbbay4
ﺃﺑﻴﺎﻱabyay4
ﺑﻴﺎﻳﻪbyayh4

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Beyay
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