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 is found most in Niger. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 559,940th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. Kangay is mostly 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 commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 66 people.
The last name Kangay is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 464 people, or 1 in 41,362. In Niger it is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 72 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 15 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Niger it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
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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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