Karay Surname
Approximately 4,302 people bear this surname
Karay Surname User-submission:
Comes to Karaite; Jewish; meaning Karaite.
Karay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,840 | 1:416,883 | 21,889 |
| Turkey | 1,135 | 1:68,565 | 6,410 |
| Philippines | 435 | 1:232,732 | 35,546 |
| Indonesia | 247 | 1:535,422 | 43,307 |
| Iran | 123 | 1:624,248 | 34,230 |
| Transnistria | 100 | 1:4,747 | 834 |
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| United States | 74 | 1:4,898,094 | 251,818 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Hungary | 32 | 1:306,759 | 23,012 |
| Moldova | 22 | 1:161,880 | 16,529 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
Karay (820) may also be a first name.
Karay Surname Meaning
Karay Demographics
Karay Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Karay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karay (Bengali: কারায়, Hindi: कारया, Marathi: काराय, Oriya: କରାୟ, Russian: Карай) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 108,245th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,693,990 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Karay live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karay is also the 285,396th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 820 people.
The last name Karay is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 1,840 people, or 1 in 416,883. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 95 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 26 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.
Karay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Karay last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Karay last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the political party.
Karay earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.64% less than the national average, earning $42,008 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karay in the Oriya language | ||
| କରାୟ | karaya | - |
| Karay in the Hindi language | ||
| कारया | karaya | 57.14 |
| करय | karaya | 21.43 |
| कड़या | karaya | 7.14 |
| काराय | karaya | 7.14 |
| कारय | karaya | 7.14 |
| Karay in the Marathi language | ||
| काराय | karaya | 45 |
| करय | karaya | 40 |
| कराय | karaya | 15 |
| Karay in the Bengali language | ||
| কারায় | karaya | 33.33 |
| করায় | karaya | 33.33 |
| করয | karaya | 33.33 |
| Karay in the Russian language | ||
| Карай | karaj | - |
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