Jackay Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Jackay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jackay (49) may also be a first name.
Jackay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jackay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jackay is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jackay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jackay is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Jackay live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 49 people.
Jackay is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Grand Bassa County, where 50 percent live and Rivercess County, where 50 percent live. Besides Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 20 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 Jackay
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