Where Does The Last Name Kahay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kahay (Bengali: কহয়, Hindi: काहया, Oriya: କାହାୟ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kahay is the 3,882,373^rd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Kahay are found; 35 percent are found in South Asia and 35 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 712,876^th most numerous first name globally It is held by 165 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Kahay is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 33 percent reside, West Bengal, where 33 percent reside and Assam, where 11 percent reside. Beside India this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent reside and Somalia, where 15 percent reside.

Kahay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kahay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kahay surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.