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 is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karhay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Karhay reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Karhay is most common in: Far North Region, where 75 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.
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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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