Gagñay Surname
Approximately 581 people bear this surname
Gagñay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 578 | 1:27,519 | 3,505 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Gagnay (72) are calculated separately.
Gagñay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gagñay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gagñay occurs in Ecuador more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Gagnay. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagñay? popularity and diffusion
Gagñay is the 549,848th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gagñay are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Andean South America.
It is most widely held in Ecuador, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 27,519. In Ecuador it is most prevalent in: Chimborazo Province, where 52 percent live, Pichincha Province, where 38 percent live and Guayas Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Ecuador this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gagnay | 94 | 72 | / |
| Gagna | 73 | 564 | / |
| Gagny | 73 | 76 | / |
| Agnay | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gogña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agnaya | 67 | 186 | / |
| Gagnat | 67 | 114 | / |
| Ngagna | 67 | 92 | / |
| Gagnye | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gangny | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gagney | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gagnea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gangna | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gagnna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaugna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Agnayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hagnay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gagnau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gagnia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngagny | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghagna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaghna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agnaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agnayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagnae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagnah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagnga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagnyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagnya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gagñay
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