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
Cheay is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Cheay is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Cheay live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 18 people.
Cheay is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Cheay is mostly concentrated in: Östergötland County, where 67 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Sweden Cheay exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.
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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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