Bi Surname

223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,317,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Bi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,181,2791:1,157123
Pakistan728,3761:24527
India339,1101:2,262231
Vietnam24,0481:3,853177
England13,1451:4,239571
Cambodia8,9791:1,725388
Taiwan3,0411:7,710159
Thailand2,3911:29,5432,913
Indonesia1,7451:75,7888,100
Malaysia1,7081:17,2681,673
United States1,4421:251,35823,884
Cameroon1,3461:15,4302,106
Singapore1,1901:4,628321
Iran9011:85,2198,620
Hong Kong8571:8,559292
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Fiji7851:1,139138
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Ivory Coast6181:37,3322,469
Canada5301:69,5207,971
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
United Arab Emirates3101:29,5563,247
Australia2991:90,28710,366
Macau2931:2,053219
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Northern Ireland2591:7,1241,247
Japan1361:940,03219,489
Turkey1281:607,98032,628
Papua New Guinea1261:64,7128,434
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
France1161:572,61077,014
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
Italy1021:599,57555,635
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Spain871:537,38026,266
Germany861:936,11065,790
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Greece531:209,05332,911
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
Benin301:344,52026,827
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Niger221:872,36419,806
Algeria201:1,931,57843,603
Israel201:427,88233,464
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Nepal131:2,190,8438,518
Norway111:467,48139,375
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Denmark71:806,38843,211
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Wales71:442,07621,198
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Albania51:582,81119,572
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Panama41:978,06412,245
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: (1) are calculated separately.

Bi (827,584) may also be a first name.

Bi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bi (Bengali: বি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻲ, Hindi: बी, Marathi: बी, Oriya: ବି, Tibetan: བི་) occurs more in China more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: . For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bi is the 223rd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,145 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bi reside; 51 percent reside in East Asia and 51 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,124th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 827,584 people.

The last name Bi is most numerous in China, where it is held by 1,181,279 people, or 1 in 1,157. Outside of China this last name exists in 130 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 31 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Bi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bi has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bi surname expanded 1,314,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bi surname is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bi surname are 2.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Bi earn in different countries varies notably. In Vietnam they earn 18.4% more than the national average, earning 97,610,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $49,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $46,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
831/
Bai809,907,044/
Bui802,043,143/
Bio80138,053/
Bie8038,596/
Bhi8035,574/
Boi8023,460/
Bih8022,479/
Bii8020,669/
Bei8016,947/
Bit8015,452/
Bid8012,780/
Bis806,824/
Biz805,337/
Bij802,569/
Biy802,039/
Bgi80278/
Bip80256/
Biß80181/
Hbi80151/
Byi80132/
Bič80108/
Biľ8084/
Bói8051/
Bùi8035/
Biś809/
Bić804/
Biț804/
Bội801/
Biş801/
Bhoi67572,643/
Bhai67140,973/
Bich6729,271/
Baia6725,649/
Bais6724,319/
Bait6720,829/
Beit6716,785/
Bois6716,620/
Baid6715,678/
Bhui6714,327/
Bist679,297/
Buis678,725/
Boit677,339/
Bish676,668/
Baai676,072/
Bieh675,673/
Baiz675,465/
Beis674,081/
Biss673,314/
Bits671,769/
Baih671,593/
Baği671,482/
Beih671,064/
Buit67988/
Bhih67677/
Bitt67645/
Bije67626/
Bhei67608/
Beij67597/
Bioy67572/
Hbit67497/
Buid67484/
Baić67480/
Hbid67478/
Bihe67477/
Boih67462/
Baij67427/
Bisp67415/
Buić67410/
Beid67378/
Boid67374/
Boiz67365/
Baiy67264/
Boij67244/
Boiy67207/
Beiß67156/
Biey67145/
Buiz67128/
Beiz67122/
Biea67105/
Bhio6795/
Bipp6786/
Bbii6783/
Bhie6767/
Bidd6765/
Biej6758/
Bhis6757/
Bhit6751/
Bidh6750/
Bhid6750/
Baip6746/
Buih6741/
Bhiy6736/
Bhij6734/
Boiț6732/
Bioa6728/
Bieľ6728/
Buij6725/
Bgih6722/
Bijj6721/
Bhii6721/
Bihs6718/
Bizz6711/
Bøie6711/
Bidz6710/
Bgai679/
Hbui678/
Bids676/
Bitė676/
Bieň675/
Bógi675/
Baič675/
Hbip675/
Bhip674/
Hbai674/
Baiț674/
Buiy674/
Bisj673/
Bhgi673/
Bóis673/
Bijh672/
Hbgi672/
Beip672/
Bhyi672/
Bőgi672/
Boiţ672/
Buui672/
Hbii672/
Bidp672/
Bihd671/
Bioj671/
Boip671/
Bǻit671/
Béyi671/
Bági671/
Bitš671/
Bizt671/
Bhiz671/
Bibp671/
Bisd671/
Hbhi671/
Hbiy671/

Bi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bi in the Tibetan language
བི་bi-
Bi in the Marathi language
बीbi-
Bi in the Hindi language
बीbi99.31
बिbi0.27
वीvi0.24
बी़bi0.06
बी॰bi0.02
बी्bi0
ब्इbi0
अीai0
ब्ीbi0
Bi in the Oriya language
ବିbi70.16
ବୀbi29.84
Bi in the Bengali language
বিbi60
বীbi40
Bi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻲby50
ﺃﺑﻲaby50

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Footnotes

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