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
Average Chanay Salary in
United States
$42,943 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Chañay. For other potential spellings of Chanay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanay? popularity and diffusion
Chanay is the 464,720th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Chanay live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 570,604th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 245 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 221,409. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 61 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Occitanie, where 10 percent live. Outside of France this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Algeria, where 14 percent live.
Chanay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chanay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 holding the Chanay last name are 41.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.8% being registered to vote for the 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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