Changai Surname
Approximately 832 people bear this surname
Changai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 657 | 1:116,868 | 11,015 |
| Malaysia | 101 | 1:292,022 | 16,042 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Changaï (1) are calculated separately.
Changai (6,755) may also be a first name.
Changai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Changai (Hindi: चंगई, Oriya: ଚାାଇ) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Changaï. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Changai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Changai is the 417,776th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Changai live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 79,407th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,755 people.
Changai is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 657 people, or 1 in 116,868. In Iran Changai is mostly concentrated in: Lorestan Province, where 93 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 4 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Iran it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 12 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Changai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Changai in the Hindi language | ||
| चंगई | canga'i | - |
| Changai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାାଇ | caa'i | - |
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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 Changai
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