Family name باباي (Papai 
, Papay 
, باباي 
) , around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The surname باباي is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, where it is quite a common surname, Slovakia, and Romania, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Hungary, Slovakia, and the United States. Also, باباي is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Papai | Hungary, Kenya, United States, Slovakia, India |
| Papay | Hungary, United States, Slovakia, India, Romania |
| باباي | Iran |
| Babaï | France |
| إبراهيم باباي Tunisian film director and producer, TN (b. 1936) |
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