Karhay Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Karhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Karhay (15) may also be a first name.
Karhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karhay occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karhay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karhay? popularity and diffusion
Karhay is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Karhay is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Karhay live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 75 percent live and Littoral Region, where 25 percent live. Besides Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent live.
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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 Karhay
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