Kancay Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kancay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kancay (6) may also be a first name.
Kancay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kancay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kancay is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kancay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kancay is the 8,193,072nd most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kancay live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 6 people.
It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 19,455,356. In Turkey Kancay is most numerous in: Izmir Province, where 75 percent reside and Konya Province, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Turkey Kancay is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Kancay
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