El Bay Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

El Bay Surname User-submission:

The surname El Bay comes from the Turkish word, which means 'prince' or the highest rank in the Ottoman army.

El Bay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Spain661:708,36430,810
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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El Bay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname El Bay comes from the Turkish word, which means 'prince' or the highest rank in the Ottoman army.

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El Bay Last Name Facts

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

El Bay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻲ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El Bay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 689,921st most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of El Bay are found; 77 percent are found in North Africa and 73 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most common in Morocco, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Beside Morocco this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 15 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Bahy921,170/
El Bayt92275/
El Baye929/
El Baya922/
El Baiy921/
El Bajy921/
El Bayh921/
El Ba915/
El Bayad861,209/
El Bayed86694/
El Bahey86465/
El Bayaa86279/
El Bahay86247/
El Bayeh86120/
El Bayas864/
El Bayid862/
El Bhayh861/
El Baz8318,540/
El Bey832,582/
El Bah83970/
El Bha83427/
El Baa83208/
El Bai8314/
El-Bay8314/
El Baj832/
El Bat831/
El Bas831/
El Boa831/
El Béy831/
El Bayadh80111/
El Bayedh805/
El Bayidh804/
El Bahajy804/
El Bayoud802/
El Bahahy802/
El Bayech801/
El Bayach801/
El Bass771,495/
El Baid771,281/
El Baji77614/
El Baaj77518/
El Bach77344/
El Baha77297/
El Bohy77245/
El-Bahy77221/
El Bajs77122/
El Beah77122/
El Beye77118/
El Bast7720/
El Bait7716/
El Bazz7710/
El Baja779/
El Wahy779/
El Batt777/
El Bash775/
El Baad773/
El Beiy772/
El Biya772/
El Bahe771/
El Bhat771/
El Biye771/
El Bydh771/
El Bath771/
El Baiz771/
El Wayo771/
El Baht771/
El Boyo771/
El Bahs771/
El Baih771/
El Bi7312/
El Va735/
El Bahja711,267/
El Bouhy711,188/
El Bahji71850/
El Batsh71580/
El-Bayaa71340/
El Behja71315/
El Bahia71208/
El Baihi71208/
El Baied71204/
El Biyed71171/
El Biyad71170/
El Bahij71144/
El Bahat71138/
El Bahth71122/
El Baash7143/
El Bahas7129/
El-Bayeh7118/
El Beyed7114/
El-Bahay7113/
El Bouya7112/
El-Bahey7111/
El Bajas718/
El Beydh714/
El Beyah714/
El Beiad714/
El Biyaz714/
El Huayh714/
El Behah712/
El Bahie712/
El Bajaa712/
El Vayez711/
El Baidh711/
El Beiha711/
El Beyat711/
El Bhatt711/
El Bahaa711/
El Bahad711/
El Bahah711/
El Behas711/
El Hwahy711/
El Bahai711/
El-Baz673,302/
El Bou671,701/
El Bashsh67275/
El Beyedh67235/
El Bid67220/
El Bahije67152/
El Beyidh67143/
El Bahaji67137/
El Bez67100/
El-Bey6780/
El Beh6740/
El Waj6733/
El Bed6713/
El Wai6713/
El Bahjah6712/
El Bes679/
El Bjh679/
El Vad677/
El Bis676/
El Uaa674/
El Ber674/
El Vai673/
El Vaz671/
El Wah671/
El Beyadh671/
El Beyith671/
El-Bah671/
El Bee671/
El Bej671/
El-Buy671/
El-Baa671/
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El Bay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Bay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺒﻲalby-

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 El Bay
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