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Re: Surname "Bayeff"
It looks like the Russian name Баев which is more commonly transliterated as Bajev. I don't know the etymology.
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"Bay" is a Turkic (e.g. Turkish) loanword into Russian.http://www.seslisozluk.net/?ssQBy=0&word=bay#Turkish_English_translation_for_bayThe familiy name Bayeff (Баев) is more frequent in Bulgaria rather than in Russia.
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