Ciay Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ciay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ciay (19) may also be a first name.

Ciay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ciay Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ciay occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ciay.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Ciay is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Ciay reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname Ciay is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Liberia it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Ciay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ciay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ciay last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciayu8915/
Ciaya896/
Cay8620,114/
Cia866,430/
Ciaeys801/
Chay7562,567/
Cayo7526,714/
Ciya7522,344/
Caya7517,421/
Caia754,356/
Coia752,719/
Caye751,969/
Cias751,568/
Cayu751,119/
Ceia751,099/
Caay751,087/
Ciaś75722/
Chiy75246/
Ciat75220/
Ciye75176/
Ciap7560/
Ciah7548/
Ciyo7544/
Ciaz7527/
Ciey7522/
Cuia7520/
Csay7518/
Ciua7511/
Cayé7510/
Céia759/
Ciaa755/
Cioa754/
Ciea753/
Ciad753/
Cyia752/
Cayô752/
Cêia752/
Ciia752/
Tcia752/
Cèia751/
Cayó751/
Cayú751/
Zciy751/
Cayj751/
Ciae751/
Ciuy751/
Cziy751/
Dcia751/
Ciejaya7345/
Chaiaya7341/
Ci67157,992/
Ca6787,668/
Chaya6711,524/
Chhay678,837/
Chiya677,073/
Chaiy674,785/
Chiyo674,341/
Ciach672,764/
Chaia671,727/
Chayi671,159/
Chiyi67730/
Chaye67596/
Chayo67574/
Cy67357/
Czaya67308/
Czaia67226/
Cheia67173/
Cieja67163/
Chayu67124/
Csiahaya67122/
Chaay6792/
Chiye6771/
Tchay6771/
Ciaio6735/
Choia6730/
Czuia6726/
Chioa6723/
Sceia6720/
Cieya6720/
Cahey6719/
Chuia6719/
Caiha6717/
Ciaja6717/
Ciuha6716/
Chiia679/
Cayaa679/
Cieha679/
Ciyah675/
Cioja675/
Ciuja675/
Chioy675/
Ciuia674/
Czayo674/
Choiy674/
Ciapp673/
Ciaia673/
Ciaji673/
Ca'ay673/
Cihea673/
Cayha672/
Chuiy672/
Ciass672/
Cayee672/
Sciya672/
Cuiiy671/
Ciaei671/
Cioia671/
Cehia671/
Hcayo671/
Thcay671/
Caița671/
Ciaha671/
Ciyoh671/
Cieyi671/
Cihya671/
Cijia671/
Ciauu671/
Cayie671/
Cayoo671/
Cciya671/
Chgay671/
Ciasz671/
Ciazz671/
Chayh671/
Cohiy671/
Cuiha671/
Csyia671/
Dcaya671/
Cayho670/

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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 Ciay
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