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 surname Kangay is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 559,940th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. Kangay is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kangay reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Kangay is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 66 people.
The surname Kangay is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 41,362. In Niger Kangay is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 72 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 15 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Niger Kangay occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 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 Kangay
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