Chojay Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Chojay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 89 | 1:6,922 | 293 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chojay (105) may also be a first name.
Chojay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chojay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chojay is carried by more people in Bhutan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chojay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chojay is the 1,955,159th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chojay are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Tibeto-South Asia. Chojay is also the 920,134th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 105 people.
The last name Chojay is most prevalent in Bhutan, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 6,922. In Bhutan it is most frequent in: Samdrup Jongkhar District, where 30 percent live, Trashigang District, where 28 percent live and Pemagatshel District, where 20 percent live. Excluding Bhutan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.
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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 Chojay
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