Hiay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Hiay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Hiay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hiay is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Hiay is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Hiay are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 33 percent live, Paktia, where 33 percent live and Paktika, where 33 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 38 percent live and Gabon, where 13 percent live.
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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 Hiay
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