Biy Surname

203,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Biy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,4531:14,2941,949
Kenya2141:215,79415,347
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
India1121:6,848,798152,966
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Biy (1,652) may also be a first name.

Biy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻲ, Hindi: बिज़य, Marathi: बीय, Oriya: ବିୟ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Biy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 203,963rd most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,574,078 people. The last name Biy is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Biy live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 189,540th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,652 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,453 people, or 1 in 14,294. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent reside, West Region, where 2 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent reside and Morocco, where 10 percent reside.

Biy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Biy surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Biy earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.39% less than the national average, earning $30,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bioy86572/
Baiy86264/
Boiy86207/
Biey86145/
Bhiy8636/
Buiy864/
Hbiy861/
Bi802,317,225/
By809,823/
Bhuiy753,221/
Bhaiy753,052/
Bhoiy75437/
Bouiy75344/
Bahiy7524/
Buhiy752/
Behiy751/
Booiy751/
Bai679,907,044/
Bui672,043,143/
Bio67138,053/
Boy6790,441/
Bey6783,348/
Bay6772,985/
Bie6738,596/
Bhi6735,574/
Boi6723,460/
Bih6722,479/
Bii6720,669/
Bei6716,947/
Bit6715,452/
Bid6712,780/
Bis676,824/
Biz675,337/
Buy673,044/
Bij672,569/
Bhy67857/
Byt67789/
Bys67504/
Bgi67278/
Bip67256/
Biß67181/
Byd67179/
Hbi67151/
Byi67132/
Byy67114/
Bič67108/
Øby6791/
Åby6790/
Biľ6784/
Byo6779/
Byh6771/
Æby6756/
Bói6751/
Bùi6735/
Byø6715/
Byp6713/
Hby6711/
Biś679/
Byś677/
Byz675/
Bhuuiy675/
Bhauiy675/
Biț674/
Bić674/
Béy673/
Bóy672/
Byš672/
Bhuhiy671/
Bhaaiy671/
B'Y671/
Bội671/
Biş671/

Biy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻲby-
Biy in the Marathi language
बीयbiya-
Biy in the Hindi language
बिज़यbizaya75
बियbiya25
Biy in the Oriya language
ବିୟbiya66.67
ବିଯbiya33.33

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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 Biy
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