Kahay Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kahay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kahay (165) may also be a first name.
Kahay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahay (Bengali: কহয়, Hindi: काहया, Oriya: କାହାୟ) is found most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 42 percent of Kahay live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kahay is also the 712,876th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 165 people.
The last name Kahay is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Kahay is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 33 percent live, West Bengal, where 33 percent live and Assam, where 11 percent live. Barring India Kahay exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 23 percent live and Somalia, where 15 percent live.
Kahay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kahay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kahay last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahaya | 91 | 853 | / |
| Kahaye | 91 | 705 | / |
| Kahayo | 91 | 243 | / |
| Kahayu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Kahayp | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kahajy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kahahy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kahayt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaha | 89 | 10,119 | / |
| Khay | 89 | 5,422 | / |
| Kaay | 89 | 203 | / |
| Kahy | 89 | 57 | / |
| Kaihaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khahaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaahaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaaya | 80 | 22,011 | / |
| Kahya | 80 | 20,792 | / |
| Khaya | 80 | 5,394 | / |
| Kahia | 80 | 4,305 | / |
| Khaye | 80 | 1,096 | / |
| Khayo | 80 | 1,052 | / |
| Kahai | 80 | 747 | / |
| Khaha | 80 | 321 | / |
| Kaiha | 80 | 281 | / |
| Kahye | 80 | 199 | / |
| Cahay | 80 | 187 | / |
| Kahyo | 80 | 167 | / |
| Kaayi | 80 | 105 | / |
| Kayha | 80 | 99 | / |
| Kahey | 80 | 92 | / |
| Khajy | 80 | 89 | / |
| Kahah | 80 | 88 | / |
| Kahaj | 80 | 74 | / |
| Kaaye | 80 | 66 | / |
| Kahaa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Kahyi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Khayu | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kaaha | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kahja | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kahau | 80 | 9 | / |
| Khahy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kahiy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kahyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kcaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahhy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khgay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayhy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kay | 75 | 311,583 | / |
| Kha | 75 | 273,378 | / |
| Kah | 75 | 19,491 | / |
| Kaa | 75 | 4,662 | / |
| Khy | 75 | 555 | / |
| Kayaya | 73 | 16,292 | / |
| Cahaya | 73 | 6,620 | / |
| Cahayu | 73 | 414 | / |
| Khayah | 73 | 211 | / |
| Khayou | 73 | 192 | / |
| Kahova | 73 | 136 | / |
| Kahaji | 73 | 98 | / |
| Khayeh | 73 | 92 | / |
| Khayut | 73 | 59 | / |
| Kahaja | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kajaya | 73 | 48 | / |
| Khayee | 73 | 44 | / |
| Cahayo | 73 | 32 | / |
| Khayoe | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kaihah | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kahaha | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kkaaya | 73 | 25 | / |
| Khayie | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kaahea | 73 | 20 | / |
| Khaaha | 73 | 15 | / |
| Khahai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kahave | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kahjah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kahahu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kahyat | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kajaha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kahawe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kahaia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Khaiyo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Khayyo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Khayth | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kahaju | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kahias | 73 | 5 | / |
| Koiaha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khahia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khayss | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kahaie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khaydt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kahait | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaihad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khayaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khayip | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kahahe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khayoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khahye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kayhap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahytt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahyup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khayud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khahaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkayha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaahaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khahah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khaïyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khayyh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qkhayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgaaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khauyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaihap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hkhayz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahass | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kaya | 67 | 888,082 | / |
| Kaye | 67 | 38,998 | / |
| Kaja | 67 | 24,179 | / |
| Khai | 67 | 19,106 | / |
| Khae | 67 | 17,590 | / |
| Kayi | 67 | 13,491 | / |
| Kayo | 67 | 9,870 | / |
| Keah | 67 | 9,761 | / |
| Khau | 67 | 5,974 | / |
| Khuy | 67 | 2,961 | / |
| Khoy | 67 | 1,701 | / |
| Caha | 67 | 1,455 | / |
| Keha | 67 | 1,435 | / |
| Kaia | 67 | 1,408 | / |
| Kahu | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Khye | 67 | 1,349 | / |
| Kaňa | 67 | 1,314 | / |
| Kaai | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Caay | 67 | 1,087 | / |
| Kayu | 67 | 1,041 | / |
| Khah | 67 | 815 | / |
| Khaa | 67 | 736 | / |
| Kaah | 67 | 509 | / |
| Khey | 67 | 502 | / |
| Khaj | 67 | 257 | / |
| Kahh | 67 | 213 | / |
| Kajy | 67 | 154 | / |
| Ka'a | 67 | 112 | / |
| Kaih | 67 | 102 | / |
| Kauh | 67 | 100 | / |
| Khyh | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kohy | 67 | 63 | / |
| Khyz | 67 | 50 | / |
| Cahy | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kağa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Khha | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kayj | 67 | 25 | / |
| Qaha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kayß | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kaiy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khayoos | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khayaya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kajh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kaaj | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kayy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gkay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kkaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kahajas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ckay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cahayah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kkha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kahaich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khayova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kgaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kauhova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kqay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kkay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khayass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khajaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khahaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khayout | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gkah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khayaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khahaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kayhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahajee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahgaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaihova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khayaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaphowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Káha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayê | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayú | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahyesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahahah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaha'ia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaß | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Ah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khayooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khejaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hqay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khayosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahtowa | 67 | 0 | / |
Kahay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahay in the Bengali language | ||
| কহয় | kahaya | - |
| Kahay in the Hindi language | ||
| काहया | kahaya | - |
| Kahay in the Oriya language | ||
| କାହାୟ | kahaya | - |
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