Kozhay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kozhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Kozhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kozhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kozhay (Russian: Кожай) is found in Kazakhstan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kozhay? popularity and diffusion
Kozhay is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kozhay are found; 75 percent are found in Central Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
The last name Kozhay is most frequently held in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,947,083. In Kazakhstan it is primarily concentrated in: Almaty, where 67 percent reside, Astana, where 17 percent reside and Jambyl Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Kazakhstan it exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kozhay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kozhay in the Russian language | ||
| Кожай | kozaj | - |
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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
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- 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 Kozhay
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