Garay Surname
Approximately 188,648 people bear this surname
Garay Surname Definition:
One who came from Garay (storehouse for grain), in Spain.
From the Basque "garay" - home on a height.
Originated in village of Sopuerto in Basque provinces, but also found in Estremadura. Name of village near Bilbao. Signifies a superior or major.
Read More About This SurnameGaray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 34,478 | 1:1,240 | 174 |
| Mexico | 27,711 | 1:4,479 | 585 |
| Peru | 23,455 | 1:1,355 | 217 |
| Paraguay | 17,630 | 1:410 | 106 |
| Colombia | 13,856 | 1:3,448 | 589 |
| United States | 12,455 | 1:29,101 | 3,610 |
| Philippines | 10,643 | 1:9,512 | 883 |
| Chile | 9,416 | 1:1,871 | 351 |
| Honduras | 8,139 | 1:1,083 | 230 |
| El Salvador | 6,393 | 1:992 | 196 |
| Spain | 5,090 | 1:9,185 | 1,087 |
| Nicaragua | 3,199 | 1:1,882 | 319 |
| Panama | 2,999 | 1:1,305 | 220 |
| Venezuela | 2,529 | 1:11,943 | 1,051 |
| Ecuador | 2,428 | 1:6,551 | 1,079 |
| Cuba | 1,178 | 1:9,782 | 858 |
| Uruguay | 1,164 | 1:2,948 | 347 |
| Brazil | 679 | 1:315,279 | 12,145 |
| France | 648 | 1:102,504 | 15,058 |
| India | 537 | 1:1,428,427 | 54,539 |
| Puerto Rico | 514 | 1:6,907 | 409 |
| Hungary | 490 | 1:20,033 | 2,260 |
| Costa Rica | 483 | 1:9,897 | 500 |
| Bolivia | 448 | 1:23,697 | 1,805 |
| Canada | 301 | 1:122,411 | 12,833 |
| Guatemala | 296 | 1:54,333 | 2,337 |
| Dominican Republic | 270 | 1:38,640 | 2,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Belarus | 132 | 1:71,978 | 11,674 |
| Russia | 110 | 1:1,310,210 | 93,437 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| Slovakia | 69 | 1:77,340 | 14,984 |
| Belize | 66 | 1:5,386 | 925 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Czechia | 41 | 1:259,353 | 34,723 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Nepal | 18 | 1:1,582,275 | 7,357 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Garay (1,897) may also be a first name.
Garay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Garay (storehouse for grain), in Spain.
From the Basque "garay" - home on a height.
Originated in village of Sopuerto in Basque provinces, but also found in Estremadura. Name of village near Bilbao. Signifies a superior or major.
This is a Basque name that means granary or high place.
Basque name from villa of Sopuerta, a political subdivision of Valmaseda (Vizcaya). Later went to Castile and to Indies.
User-submitted Reference
Garay (Basque surname) means in Basque "height" or "peak".
Garay (Hungarian surname) was the surname of the House Of Garai (were the Hungarian Garay evolved). It was a noble family of Hungary that controlled the town of Csesznek during the 14th and 15th centuries.
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Garay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garay (Arabic: غاراي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻱ, Hindi: गारया, Marathi: गराय, Oriya: ଗାରୟ, Russian: Гарай) occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,984th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,630 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Garay are found; 56 percent are found in South America and 24 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Garay is also the 174,524th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 1,897 people.
The last name Garay is most numerous in Argentina, where it is borne by 34,478 people, or 1 in 1,240. In Argentina it is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 31 percent reside, Córdoba Province, where 19 percent reside and Mendoza Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Argentina this last name occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 15 percent reside and Peru, where 12 percent reside.
Garay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Garay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Garay last name grew 65,553 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,260 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Garay last name are 4.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.79% being registered with the political party.
The amount Garay earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.97% less than the national average, earning 242,362 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,317 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $23,425,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.95% less than the national average, earning $37,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $46,403 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାରୟ | garaya | - |
| Garay in the Marathi language | ||
| गराय | garaya | - |
| Garay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﻱ | kry | 85.71 |
| ﻛﺮﺍﻱ | kray | 14.29 |
| Garay in the Hindi language | ||
| गारया | garaya | 57.14 |
| गराय | garaya | 14.29 |
| गरया | garaya | 14.29 |
| ग्राय | graya | 14.29 |
| Garay in the Russian language | ||
| Гарай | garaj | - |
| Garay in the Arabic language | ||
| غاراي | gharay | - |
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