Cray Surname
Approximately 5,483 people bear this surname
Cray Surname Definition:
A mutilation of Macray.
Cray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,157 | 1:114,811 | 12,406 |
| England | 806 | 1:69,129 | 7,983 |
| Cambodia | 701 | 1:22,093 | 1,352 |
| Australia | 257 | 1:105,042 | 11,793 |
| Ireland | 115 | 1:40,947 | 3,187 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| Wales | 87 | 1:35,569 | 3,540 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 1:52,715 | 4,341 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 37 | 1:119,726 | 7,101 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 526 | 1:46,341 | 5,744 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:89,124 | 4,677 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 876 | 1:57,327 | 6,378 |
Cray (740) may also be a first name.
Cray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A mutilation of Macray.
Cray Demographics
Average Male Cray Height
177.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cray (Arabic: كراي) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cray.
How Common Is The Last Name Cray? popularity and diffusion
Cray is the 87,705th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,329,117 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Cray are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cray is also the 302,485th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 740 people.
The last name Cray is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,157 people, or 1 in 114,811. In The United States Cray is most prevalent in: Florida, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Maine, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States Cray exists in 47 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Cambodia, where 13 percent are found.
Cray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cray has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 360 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 311 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 791 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Cray last name is predominantly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cray last name are 9.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.35% registered with the party.
The amount Cray earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $59,635 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cray in the Arabic language | ||
| كراي | kray | - |
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Footnotes
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