Byas Surname

132,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Byas Surname Definition:

For Byhouse (English) 1 Dweller at the Corner-House [Old English byge, a corner, curve + hús] Adam de Byus.—Hundred Rolls 2 Dweller By (the) House, i.e., a large house or mansion (prob. applied to a cottager dwelling by the manor-house) [O.

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Byas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8721:193,62119,128
India1,1591:661,83431,155
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
England921:605,63136,119
Haiti741:144,3776,295
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Australia281:964,13257,058
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:138,34313,078

Byas (6,924) may also be a first name.

Byas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Byhouse (English) 1 Dweller at the Corner-House [Old English byge, a corner, curve + hús] Adam de Byus.—Hundred Rolls 2 Dweller By (the) House, i.e., a large house or mansion (prob. applied to a cottager dwelling by the manor-house) [O.E, bí (þœm) húse: in Anglo-Saxon times hús, ‘house,’ was applied to a king’s palace, as well as to smaller residences] The first element in this name can hardly be the Scandinavian by, ‘village.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Biars; a location name in Normandy; from the French, Bias; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Byas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Byas (Hindi: ब्यास, Marathi: यास, Oriya: ବଯ୍ାସ, Russian: Бяс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Byas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 132,490th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,138,992 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Byas reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Byas is also the 78,145th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 6,924 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,872 people, or 1 in 193,621. In The United States Byas is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent live.

Byas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Byas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Byas last name expanded 516 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 683 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Byas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Byas surname are 3.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.15% registered to vote for the party.

Byas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning $38,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Byass89634/
Byhas89235/
Bhyas8980/
Byast8957/
Byash8946/
Byase895/
Byaas893/
Byats890/
Bya863,894/
Baiyas8041/
Boyeas8024/
Boyias8021/
Byasse8017/
Byatse8016/
Bayyas8014/
Boiyas809/
Bayias804/
Baayas803/
Bhyash802/
Vyas7581,326/
Bias7511,195/
Beas7510,233/
Byad751,370/
Byaz75829/
Byat75633/
Byah75372/
Byay75367/
Wyas75118/
Byha7568/
Byea7560/
Bhya7537/
Byaj757/
Byaa757/
Byac752/
Byos752/
Bjas752/
Béas751/
Byap751/
Byoa751/
Bjya751/
Baayash73123/
Byasova7385/
Bhaiyas7312/
Bayyash733/
Baiyash732/
Bhuiyas731/
Bhoiyas731/
Baiya675,641/
Bayya675,151/
Byadh672,882/
Byatt672,434/
Bayos672,251/
Biase671,136/
Bhyat671,029/
Buiya67883/
Beiya67874/
Buyya67682/
Bajos67647/
Baaya67546/
Behas67339/
Bojya67293/
Bajya67269/
Bijas67225/
Boyya67205/
Vyash67184/
Beyos67162/
Bihas67146/
Boiya67129/
Biays6795/
Biyoa6792/
Byose6783/
B'Yay6762/
Biass6760/
Buyos6756/
Beaus6755/
Byhos6755/
Beyya6739/
Biash6738/
Bayia6731/
Biats6730/
Vyaas6728/
Byhai6721/
Beash6720/
Beňas6719/
Beays6718/
Byots6717/
Beuya6716/
Baios6715/
Vyass6711/
Bhaiyase6711/
Bujya6710/
Buyia6710/
Bhias679/
Byahy679/
Boyia679/
Wyahs678/
Biňas677/
Buyja677/
Byaah677/
Byach675/
Vyast674/
Byaaj674/
Hbyaj674/
Biast674/
Wyast673/
Vyase673/
Biasc673/
Boyos673/
B'Yah672/
Bhyoa672/
Bieas672/
Beyia672/
Byaou672/
Biaas672/
Byahu671/
Byashova671/
Byassova671/
Byhad671/
Bejya671/
Beass671/
Bayja671/
Beeas671/
Beyja671/
Vyays671/
Vhyas671/
Beahs671/
Byazz671/
Byosh671/
Bhuiyash671/
Biľas671/
Bjais671/
Bhyad671/
Biãas671/
Byaad671/
Byazh671/
Byace670/
Wyats670/

Byas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Byas in the Marathi language
यासyasa94.55
बयासbayasa2.73
यसyasa0.91
Byas in the Oriya language
ବଯ୍ାସbayasa94.38
ବାସbasa2.5
Byas in the Hindi language
ब्यासbyasa89.26
ब़्यासbayasa10.06
व्यासvyasa0.51
Byas in the Russian language
Бясbas-

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