Karayay Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Karayay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 224 | 1:347,417 | 21,946 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Karayay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karayay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karayay (Marathi: करयय) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karayay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,092,155th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Karayay are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 347,417. In Turkey Karayay is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 47 percent are found, Sivas Province, where 16 percent are found and Kilis Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karayay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karayay in the Marathi language | ||
| करयय | karayaya | - |
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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 Karayay
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