Cayak Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Cayak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Çayak (85) are calculated separately.
Cayak (16) may also be a first name.
Cayak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cayak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cayak (Hindi: चायक) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Çayak. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cayak? popularity and diffusion
Cayak is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Cayak reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 16 people.
It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Kalimantan, where 100 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Cayak exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and Afghanistan, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cayak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cayak in the Hindi language | ||
| चायक | cayaka | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cayak
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