Biy Surname
Approximately 2,039 people bear this surname
Biy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,453 | 1:14,294 | 1,949 |
| Kenya | 214 | 1:215,794 | 15,347 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| India | 112 | 1:6,848,798 | 152,966 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Biy (1,652) may also be a first name.
Biy Demographics
Biy Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioy | 86 | 572 | / |
| Baiy | 86 | 264 | / |
| Boiy | 86 | 207 | / |
| Biey | 86 | 145 | / |
| Bhiy | 86 | 36 | / |
| Buiy | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hbiy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bi | 80 | 2,317,225 | / |
| By | 80 | 9,823 | / |
| Bhuiy | 75 | 3,221 | / |
| Bhaiy | 75 | 3,052 | / |
| Bhoiy | 75 | 437 | / |
| Bouiy | 75 | 344 | / |
| Bahiy | 75 | 24 | / |
| Buhiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Behiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Booiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bai | 67 | 9,907,044 | / |
| Bui | 67 | 2,043,143 | / |
| Bio | 67 | 138,053 | / |
| Boy | 67 | 90,441 | / |
| Bey | 67 | 83,348 | / |
| Bay | 67 | 72,985 | / |
| Bie | 67 | 38,596 | / |
| Bhi | 67 | 35,574 | / |
| Boi | 67 | 23,460 | / |
| Bih | 67 | 22,479 | / |
| Bii | 67 | 20,669 | / |
| Bei | 67 | 16,947 | / |
| Bit | 67 | 15,452 | / |
| Bid | 67 | 12,780 | / |
| Bis | 67 | 6,824 | / |
| Biz | 67 | 5,337 | / |
| Buy | 67 | 3,044 | / |
| Bij | 67 | 2,569 | / |
| Bhy | 67 | 857 | / |
| Byt | 67 | 789 | / |
| Bys | 67 | 504 | / |
| Bgi | 67 | 278 | / |
| Bip | 67 | 256 | / |
| Biß | 67 | 181 | / |
| Byd | 67 | 179 | / |
| Hbi | 67 | 151 | / |
| Byi | 67 | 132 | / |
| Byy | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bič | 67 | 108 | / |
| Øby | 67 | 91 | / |
| Åby | 67 | 90 | / |
| Biľ | 67 | 84 | / |
| Byo | 67 | 79 | / |
| Byh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Æby | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bói | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bùi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Byø | 67 | 15 | / |
| Byp | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hby | 67 | 11 | / |
| Biś | 67 | 9 | / |
| Byś | 67 | 7 | / |
| Byz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhuuiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhauiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Biț | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bić | 67 | 4 | / |
| Béy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bóy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Byš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhuhiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| B'Y | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bội | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biş | 67 | 1 | / |
Biy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻲ | by | - |
| Biy in the Marathi language | ||
| बीय | biya | - |
| Biy in the Hindi language | ||
| बिज़य | bizaya | 75 |
| बिय | biya | 25 |
| Biy in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିୟ | biya | 66.67 |
| ବିଯ | biya | 33.33 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Biy
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