Chahay Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Chahay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Chahay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chahay (Marathi: हाय) is found most in Niger. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chahay is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Chahay live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Chahay is most numerous in: Diffa Region, where 83 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent are found and Israel, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahay in the Marathi language | ||
| हाय | haya | 80 |
| चाहय | cahaya | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Chahay
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