Chanay Surname
Approximately 725 people bear this surname
Chanay Surname Definition:
For Cheney, q.v.
Chanay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 300 | 1:221,409 | 34,354 |
| United States | 194 | 1:1,868,345 | 121,641 |
| Algeria | 104 | 1:371,457 | 32,724 |
| India | 90 | 1:8,522,949 | 175,347 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Chañay (32) are calculated separately.
Chanay (245) may also be a first name.
Chanay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Cheney, q.v.
Chanay Demographics
Chanay Political Affiliation
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Chanay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chanay (Hindi: चनय, Marathi: चनाय, Oriya: ଚାନଏ, Tibetan: ཕྱག་གནས།) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Chañay. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 464,720th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 10,051,787 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Chanay are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Chanay is also the 570,604th most widely held first name internationally, held by 245 people.
The last name Chanay is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 221,409. In France Chanay is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 61 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Occitanie, where 10 percent live. Not including France Chanay occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Algeria, where 14 percent live.
Chanay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chanay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chanay surname expanded 776 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chanay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chanay surname are 41.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.8% registered with the political party.
The amount Chanay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning $45,080 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཕྱག་གནས། | chakné | - |
| Chanay in the Hindi language | ||
| चनय | canaya | - |
| Chanay in the Marathi language | ||
| चनाय | canaya | 81.82 |
| चानाय | canaya | 9.09 |
| चाणक् | canak | 9.09 |
| Chanay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାନଏ | cana'e | 25 |
| ଚନୟ | canaya | 25 |
| ଚନାୟ | canaya | 25 |
| ଚାନାୟ | canaya | 25 |
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Footnotes
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