Changay Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Changay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Changay (51) may also be a first name.
Changay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Changay (Marathi: चांगाय, Tibetan: ལྕང་རྒྱས་) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Changay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Changay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Changay are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held forename globally, borne by 51 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Santa Catarina, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Changay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Changay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྕང་རྒྱས་ | changgyé | - |
| Changay in the Marathi language | ||
| चांगाय | cangaya | 76 |
| चांगा | canga | 16 |
| चंगाय | cangaya | 4 |
| चांगू | cangu | 4 |
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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 Changay
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