Kassay Surname
Approximately 3,776 people bear this surname
Kassay Surname User-submission:
The Kassay surname means 'of Košice (Kassa)', a Slovakian city.
Kassay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| United States | 472 | 1:767,921 | 59,720 |
| Hungary | 174 | 1:56,415 | 5,933 |
| Romania | 139 | 1:144,445 | 15,417 |
| Liberia | 103 | 1:42,801 | 3,905 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Russia | 96 | 1:1,501,282 | 102,725 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Slovakia | 66 | 1:80,855 | 15,660 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Kaššay (28) & Káššay (6) are calculated separately.
Kassay (6,415) may also be a first name.
Kassay Surname Meaning
Kassay Demographics
Kassay Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kassay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kassay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kassay (Russian: Кассай) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may appear in the variant forms: Kaššay or Káššay. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 121,304th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,929,964 people. The last name Kassay is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kassay reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 82,083rd most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 6,415 people.
This last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Barring Ethiopia this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Hungary, where 5 percent live.
Kassay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kassay surname is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kassay last name are 1.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.81% being registered with the party.
The amount Kassay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,410 per year; in United States they earn 7.6% less than the national average, earning $39,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.24% less than the national average, earning $39,628 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kassay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kassay in the Russian language | ||
| Кассай | kassaj | - |
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