Claya Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Claya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Claya (34) may also be a first name.

Claya Last Name Facts

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

Claya is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claya? popularity and diffusion

Claya is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Claya are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 62 percent reside, Virginia, where 24 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 4 percent reside and Israel, where 4 percent reside.

Claya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Claya are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Claya earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.82% less than the national average, earning $28,989 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cllaya910/
Clay8982,137/
Claa8956/
Clya895/
Clayatt837/
Schlaya836/
Cellaya831/
Zlaya801,072/
Claye80531/
Clays80519/
Claha80276/
Chlay8030/
Slaya8015/
Clayt8013/
Clayo8012/
Clayi8010/
Claja807/
Klaya806/
Cklay805/
Cleya804/
Cllay803/
Cliya803/
Clayd803/
Claia803/
Cloya802/
Jlaya801/
Claay801/
Clayh801/
Clayj801/
Sclay801/
Clayp801/
Clauy801/
Claiy801/
Chellaya7757/
Chillaya776/
Cla75453/
Cly75391/
Clayes73174/
Schlay7367/
Shlaya7346/
Chlyay7344/
Cillay7325/
Slayah7319/
Cellay7315/
Schlaa7312/
Clouya7310/
Clayet738/
Clayeh738/
Claiys738/
Clayee733/
Slayap732/
Clayii731/
Claytt731/
Zlgaya731/
Cklaye731/
Clauys731/
Cliaja731/
Kliaya731/
Clay's730/
Clayed730/
Chillayah712/
Chellayaa711/
Chelliaya711/
Slaa678,331/
Slay675,673/
Klay672,872/
Klaa671,251/
Chliyah67994/
Cloy67758/
Cloa67471/
Jlay67353/
Cley67348/
Clau67322/
Clia67175/
Zlay67161/
Clai67140/
Chellay6724/
Clea6719/
Clúa6715/
Sellaya6710/
Schlayh679/
Chleyah679/
Chillay677/
Klya677/
Clla676/
Cellayy675/
Zellaya675/
Zlaa675/
Clae674/
Clhy672/
Klayhad672/
Cheellayah672/
Ckla671/
Clayová671/
Sillaya671/
Clye671/
Kliayah671/
Qulayah671/
Cilliya671/
Qcla671/
Qlaa671/
Qlay671/
Clyi671/
Clyo671/
Cqla671/
Cloyatt670/
Scillay670/
Clayett670/
Cliy670/
Cluy670/

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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 Claya
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