Kayak Surname
Approximately 2,021 people bear this surname
Kayak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,644 | 1:47,337 | 4,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 231 | 1:35,297 | 4,189 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Kayak (294) may also be a first name.
Kayak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kayak (Arabic: كياك, Hindi: कायक, Marathi: कायक, Oriya: କାୟକ, Russian: Каяк) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 205,346th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,605,911 people. Kayak is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Kayak are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 514,566th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 294 people.
This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,644 people, or 1 in 47,337. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 10 percent reside, Adana Province, where 10 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kayak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayak in the Hindi language | ||
| कायक | kayaka | - |
| Kayak in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୟକ | kayaka | - |
| Kayak in the Marathi language | ||
| कायक | kayaka | 50 |
| कयाक | kayaka | 50 |
| Kayak in the Russian language | ||
| Каяк | kaak | - |
| Kayak in the Arabic language | ||
| كياك | kyak | - |
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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 Kayak
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