Baya is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Baya
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France
Meaning: Name worn in the Ariege and Catalonia (Baya). Seems to denote one who is from yawned, hamlet La Bastide-de-Sérou (09). There are also Baya in Martinique, but I do not know if the cause is the same.

How popular is Baya?

Baya is common in France.

Baya is ranked 11784 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bayas grew by 45.25547 per cent to 199 since 2000 and ranked 92358 after elevating 25180 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 43.22 42.34
Hispanic or Latino 27.64 28.47
Black 14.07 5.11
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 12.06 15.33
Baya is quite popular family name mostly used in Kenya while Mauritius is ahead in terms of density. Around 45340 people have been found who wears Baya as their family name. Baya is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,296 Guyana9
1,177 Democratic Republic of The Congo7
16,861 Iran4
10,542 China4
1,941 Sudan4
856 Congo3
1,141 Mongolia3
6,989 Uganda3
12,172 Ghana2
1,421 Gabon2
4,086 Angola2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
1,848 Madagascar2
37,372 Georgia2
50,640 Switzerland2
40,256 Mexico2
13,552 Qatar2
2,705 Togo2
2,151 Fiji2
165,773 Belarus1
37,493 Austria1
17,768 Pakistan1
4,171 Rwanda1
49,529 Israel1
5,467 Haiti1
16,640 Hong Kong1
172,258 Germany1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
12,745 Luxembourg1
16,283 Lithuania1
18,969 Wales1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
7,110 Bosnia1
14,373 Jordan1
2,232 French Polynesia1
6,033 Benin1
53,505 Turkey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,255 Uruguay49
12,953 Finland48
15,525 Norway46
51,763 Australia37
18,843 Chile36
9,620 Singapore30
57,220 Netherlands27
137,305 Ukraine26
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
29,040 Denmark15
29,517 New Zealand12
5,118 Senegal11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
18,065 Belgium97
19,740 Romania84
129,319 Russia83
72,056 Italy78
53,461 Canada57
Countries with hundreds of Baya:
5,664 Argentina926
2,194 Tunisia859
4,870 Malaysia455
457 Mauritius383
10,428 Spain354
1,109 Mauritania317
7,017 Zimbabwe278
11,767 Saudi Arabia269
109,674 United States201
31,938 England140
75,961 Brazil111
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Baya:
666 Kenya8,867
1,199 Algeria5,087
10,677 India4,486
1,257 Morocco3,692
380 Mali2,629
5,426 Indonesia2,573
5,506 Philippines2,513
737 Bolivia2,238
1,727 Cameroon2,081
849 Burkina Faso2,046
1,686 Ivory Coast1,461
4,088 Tanzania1,265
8,374 France1,065
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Baya Namesakes

  • Abbas Bayat, Businessman
  • Shahrokh Bayani, Soccer player
  • Alla Bayanova, Singer
  • Luis Bayardo, Film actor
  • Anam Bayar, Stacy's father
  • Angeli Bayani, Actress
  • Ani Bayatyan, Actor
  • Araceli Bayardo, Luis Bayardo's sister
  • Arash Bayat, Soccer player
  • Ahmad Arash Bayat, Actor

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