Camay Surname
Approximately 4,184 people bear this surname
Camay Surname User-submission:
Camay is a Cebuano surname, which comes from the Cebuano word kamay, meaning 'sugar'.
Camay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,888 | 1:26,039 | 3,540 |
| Haiti | 124 | 1:86,161 | 4,377 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
The alternate forms: Çamay (34) are calculated separately.
Camay (488) may also be a first name.
Camay Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Camay is a Cebuano surname, which comes from the Cebuano word kamay, meaning 'sugar'.
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Average Camay Salary in
United States
$53,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Camay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Camay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Camay is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Çamay. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Camay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 111,061st most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,741,765 people. The surname Camay occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Camay are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 384,758th most numerous first name internationally, held by 488 people.
The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,888 people, or 1 in 26,039. In The Philippines Camay is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 40 percent live, Bicol, where 14 percent live and Calabarzon, where 9 percent live. Not including The Philippines Camay exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Camay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Camay last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Camay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 153.53% more than the national average, earning R 602,472 per year and in United States they earn 24.67% more than the national average, earning $53,792 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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