Kar Yee Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kar Yee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
Kar Yee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kar Yee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kar Yee occurs in Singapore more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kar Yee? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Kar Yee is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kar Yee reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Sinio-Southeast Asia.
This last name is most frequent in Singapore, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 423,669. Excluding Singapore this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 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
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- 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 Kar Yee
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