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Where Does The Last Name Chay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻱ, Hindi: चाय, Marathi: छाया, Oriya: ଚୟ, Russian: Чай, Tibetan: གཅེས་) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 9,054^th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 116,476 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Chay reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 65 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 42,287^th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 17,153 people.

Chay is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is carried by 40,619 people, or 1 in 381. In Cambodia Chay is most prevalent in: Phnom Penh, where 16 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 9 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia this last name is found in 87 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 12 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.

Chay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chay surname grew 3,641 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,017 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chay surname is chiefly Orthodox (68%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Chay surname are 2.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 13.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,848 per year; in United States they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $40,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $46,799 CAD per year.