Kuay Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kuay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia4251:36,4401,638
Malaysia641:460,84723,445
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
South Sudan161:713,442947
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Kuay (920) may also be a first name.

Kuay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kuay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kuay is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kuay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 508,499th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. The last name Kuay is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kuay reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 66 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Kuay is also the 267,151st most widely held given name internationally, borne by 920 people.

It is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 36,440. In Cambodia it is most common in: Banteay Meanchey Province, where 9 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 9 percent are found and Tboung Khmum Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Cambodia Kuay is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Kuay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kuay last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kuay earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuaya89376/
Kuayo8942/
Kuaye8936/
Hkuay892/
Kuayt891/
Kuayd891/
Kua8613,957/
Nkuaya8096/
Kuayed807/
Kuayue804/
Kuayee801/
Kouhay801/
Kuhayi801/
Guay7525,151/
Kway754,033/
Quay753,741/
Cuay75499/
Nkua75333/
Kuey75186/
Kuoy7548/
Kuea7528/
Kuae7525/
Kuač7510/
Kuaa759/
Kwua757/
Kuoa755/
Kuaj754/
Qkua751/
Ckua751/
Kwuy751/
Kquy751/
Gkua751/
Kuhayee736/
Quaye6789,748/
Kwayu673,700/
Cuaya672,422/
Kwaya671,320/
Guaya67910/
Guaye67821/
Kwayi67448/
Kwaye67338/
Kuiya67228/
Kouha67221/
Kuiyo67208/
Kuoye67144/
Kwayo67109/
Kuaji67108/
Kueya6770/
Kuoha6769/
Guayo6760/
Kuhey6748/
Kuiye6744/
Kuhač6739/
Guayi6738/
Nkwua6736/
Cuayo6731/
Quaya6725/
Guayu6725/
Quway6718/
Kuaja6717/
Kuawe6716/
Quays6714/
Cuhay6713/
Kuaie678/
Kueyo678/
Kuaia678/
Kuija678/
Kuoja677/
Kuaij676/
Cuayu676/
Kuast676/
Kuaau676/
Kuoia675/
Kuapp675/
Kwaiy675/
Kuhiy674/
Quayo674/
Kueys674/
Kuoya674/
Cquay673/
Kuajo673/
Guahy673/
Kuhać673/
Kueye672/
Kuaai672/
Kuaoo672/
Kuhah672/
Kueja672/
Kuaas671/
Kuaat671/
Kuajh671/
Kueas671/
Quayt671/
Kwuja671/
Kuaei671/
Kwuha671/
Kvaiy671/
Kueah671/
Kuhaj671/
Nkuaj671/
Guayt671/
Guajy671/
Cuajy671/
Kuoyo671/
Kguoa671/
Kueat671/
Kuaad671/
Kuass671/
Kuatz671/
Kuaje671/
Quahy670/
Quauy670/
Quayd670/

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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 Kuay
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