Kokhay Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Kokhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 65 | 1:131,656 | 14,227 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kokhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kokhay (Russian: Кохай) is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokhay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kokhay is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Kokhay occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kokhay are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 131,656. In Israel it is most common in: Jerusalem District, where 49 percent are found, Haifa District, where 15 percent are found and Judea and Samaria Area, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Israel it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kokhay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kokhay in the Russian language | ||
| Кохай | kohaj | - |
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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 Kokhay
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