Koay Surname
Approximately 10,158 people bear this surname
Koay Surname User-submission:
One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.
The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.
Koay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 8,608 | 1:3,426 | 518 |
| Australia | 358 | 1:75,407 | 8,829 |
| Thailand | 345 | 1:204,749 | 33,959 |
| Singapore | 300 | 1:18,359 | 752 |
| United States | 174 | 1:2,083,097 | 132,570 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Koay (1,907) may also be a first name.
Koay Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.
The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.
- guopatrickKoay Demographics
Average Koay Salary in
United States
$52,391 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koay occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Koay is the 50,508th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 717,419 people. The last name Koay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Koay are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 174,001st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 1,907 people.
The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 8,608 people, or 1 in 3,426. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Penang, where 51 percent reside, Selangor, where 22 percent reside and Kedah, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
Koay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Koay last name are 16.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.86% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Koay earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.42% more than the national average, earning $52,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $46,900 CAD per year.
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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
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