Kangay Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Kangay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 464 | 1:41,362 | 2,196 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kangay (66) may also be a first name.
Kangay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kangay occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangay? popularity and diffusion
Kangay is the 559,940th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kangay are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 66 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 41,362. In Niger Kangay is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 72 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 15 percent live and Dosso Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 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 Kangay
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