Battegay Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Battegay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Battegay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
France81:8,302,840321,660
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Battegay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Battegay is most common in Switzerland. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Battegay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Battegay reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 221,971. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 46 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 32 percent reside and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bategay931/
Battega931/
Bategaya886/
Bategaye881/
Batega86243/
Bottega804,912/
Bettega802,522/
Bateega8010/
Battagy808/
Bategye807/
Bathega805/
Bategga805/
Battoga802/
Battiga802/
Baatega801/
Wattegy801/
Batiega801/
Battaga801/
Bategha801/
Bategey801/
Bategas801/
Baitega801/
Bategeye7541/
Bhatagay7514/
Battiege757/
Batigaye757/
Battagha754/
Bhatigay753/
Bathenga751/
Botttega751/
Battagai751/
Bategeya751/
Batagaya751/
Batagaye751/
Batagayi751/
Botega711,776/
Bataga71946/
Batiga71686/
Batteiger71319/
Betega71159/
Bategi71131/
Watega7197/
Batoga7118/
Batege7114/
Vatega715/
Batyga715/
Battagoia712/
Beatteger710/
Bettiga671,756/
Battage67597/
Battagi67313/
Batigas67213/
Battige67203/
Baatege6767/
Bataaga6738/
Waitega6729/
Batigha6717/
Betegha6712/
Baategi679/
Batagau677/
Batigai674/
Bastiga674/
Batiege674/
Bettaga673/
Botegga673/
Beteaga673/
Batuiga673/
Wategha672/
Bathiga672/
Beitega672/
Bateghi672/
Bategui672/
Batisga672/
Bastegi672/
Bhetega671/
Bhateghiya671/
Bhataga671/
Batagai671/
Beatege671/
Baitiga671/
Baataga671/
Bothega671/
Wategye671/
Baitaga671/
Batogoy671/
Bastege671/
Batioga671/
Bateegi671/
Batagaa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Battegay
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