Garkay Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Garkay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
Garkay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garkay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garkay (Russian: Гаркай) is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garkay? popularity and diffusion
Garkay is the 2,843,861st most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Garkay is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Garkay reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 137,767. In Liberia Garkay is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 56 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 22 percent live and Nimba County, where 19 percent live. Apart from Liberia it is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 32 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garkay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garkay in the Russian language | ||
| Гаркай | garkaj | - |
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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 Garkay
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