Cheay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Cheay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Cheay (18) may also be a first name.
Cheay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheay occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cheay.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cheay is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Cheay live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Scandinavia. Cheay is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.
It is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Östergötland County, where 67 percent reside and Västerbotten County, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Cheay
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