Collay Surname
Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname
Collay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 793 | 1:20,058 | 2,831 |
| France | 367 | 1:180,988 | 28,195 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Collay Demographics
Average Collay Salary in
United States
$39,430 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Collay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Collay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Collay is found in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Collay.
How Common Is The Last Name Collay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 289,639th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,508,349 people. The last name Collay is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Collay are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Andean South America.
The surname is most frequently held in Ecuador, where it is carried by 793 people, or 1 in 20,058. In Ecuador it is most prevalent in: Bolívar Province, where 39 percent live, Tungurahua Province, where 19 percent live and Cotopaxi Province, where 19 percent live. Not including Ecuador it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Collay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Collay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Collay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Collay last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Collay earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41% less than the national average, earning R 140,196 per year and in United States they earn 8.62% less than the national average, earning $39,430 USD per year.
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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 Collay
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