Kahay Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Somalia

Kahay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahaya91853/
Kahaye91705/
Kahayo91243/
Kahayu9117/
Kahayp913/
Kahajy911/
Kahahy911/
Kahayt911/
Kaha8910,119/
Khay895,422/
Kaay89203/
Kahy8957/
Kaihaya831/
Khahaya831/
Kaahaya831/
Kaaya8022,011/
Kahya8020,792/
Khaya805,394/
Kahia804,305/
Khaye801,096/
Khayo801,052/
Kahai80747/
Khaha80321/
Kaiha80281/
Kahye80199/
Cahay80187/
Kahyo80167/
Kaayi80105/
Kayha8099/
Kahey8092/
Khajy8089/
Kahah8088/
Kahaj8074/
Kaaye8066/
Kahaa8036/
Kahyi8026/
Khayu8024/
Kaaha8021/
Kahja8015/
Kahau809/
Khahy806/
Kahiy802/
Kahyu801/
Kcaha801/
Khaay801/
Kahhy801/
Khgay801/
Kayhy801/
Kay75311,583/
Kha75273,378/
Kah7519,491/
Kaa754,662/
Khy75555/
Kayaya7316,292/
Cahaya736,620/
Cahayu73414/
Khayah73211/
Khayou73192/
Kahova73136/
Kahaji7398/
Khayeh7392/
Khayut7359/
Kahaja7355/
Kajaya7348/
Khayee7344/
Cahayo7332/
Khayoe7332/
Kaihah7330/
Kahaha7328/
Kkaaya7325/
Khayie7321/
Kaahea7320/
Khaaha7315/
Khahai7314/
Kahave7311/
Kahjah7311/
Kahahu738/
Kahyat738/
Kajaha738/
Kahawe737/
Kahaia737/
Khaiyo737/
Khayyo736/
Khayth736/
Kahaju736/
Kahias735/
Koiaha735/
Khahia734/
Khayss733/
Kahaie733/
Khaydt732/
Kahait732/
Kaihad732/
Khayaa732/
Khayip732/
Kahahe732/
Khayoo732/
Khahye732/
Kayhap731/
Kahaah731/
Kahytt731/
Kahyup731/
Khayud731/
Khahaa731/
Kkayha731/
Kaahaa731/
Khahah731/
Khaïyi731/
Khayyh731/
Kahyah731/
Kahyeh731/
Kahyoh731/
Kahaje731/
Kaaaya731/
Qkhayi731/
Khoaya731/
Kgaaha731/
Khauyi731/
Kaihap731/
Hkhayz731/
Kahass730/
Kaya67888,082/
Kaye6738,998/
Kaja6724,179/
Khai6719,106/
Khae6717,590/
Kayi6713,491/
Kayo679,870/
Keah679,761/
Khau675,974/
Khuy672,961/
Khoy671,701/
Caha671,455/
Keha671,435/
Kaia671,408/
Kahu671,390/
Khye671,349/
Kaňa671,314/
Kaai671,107/
Caay671,087/
Kayu671,041/
Khah67815/
Khaa67736/
Kaah67509/
Khey67502/
Khaj67257/
Kahh67213/
Kajy67154/
Ka'a67112/
Kaih67102/
Kauh67100/
Khyh6776/
Kohy6763/
Khyz6750/
Cahy6736/
Kağa6733/
Khha6731/
Kayj6725/
Qaha6723/
Kayß6720/
Kaiy6719/
Khayoos6716/
Khayaya6714/
Kajh6713/
Kaaj6713/
Kayy6712/
Gkay6711/
Kkaa6711/
Kahajas6710/
Ckay679/
Kaaa679/
Khyo678/
Cahayah676/
Kkha675/
Kahaich675/
Khayova674/
Kgaa673/
Kauhova673/
Kqay673/
Kkay672/
Khayass672/
Khajaya672/
Hkay672/
Khahaja672/
Khayout672/
Gkah672/
Khayaha672/
Khahaji672/
Kayhova671/
Kahajee671/
Kahgaja671/
Kahz671/
Kaihova671/
Khayaja671/
Kaphowa671/
Káha671/
Kayê671/
Kayé671/
Kayú671/
Kahyesh671/
Kahahah671/
Kaha'ia671/
Kaaß671/
K'Ah671/
Khayooh671/
Khejaya671/
Qkaa671/
Qkah671/
Qhay671/
Kahj671/
Kahaova671/
Kuhy671/
Kqha671/
Gkaa671/
Hqay671/
Hkaa671/
Hkha671/
Kkhy671/
Kgay671/
Khayosh671/
Kahtowa670/

Kahay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahay in the Bengali language
কহয়kahaya-
Kahay in the Hindi language
काहयाkahaya-
Kahay in the Oriya language
କାହାୟkahaya-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kahay
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis