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 found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hiay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly 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.
Hiay is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan Hiay is most numerous in: Kabul, where 33 percent are found, Paktia, where 33 percent are found and Paktika, where 33 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 38 percent are found and Gabon, where 13 percent are found.
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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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