Lachay Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Lachay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Lachay (169) may also be a first name.
Lachay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lachay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lachay (Hindi: लछया, Marathi: लाचाय, Oriya: ଲଚାୟ, Tibetan: ལག་ཆེ་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lachay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,483,783rd most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Lachay are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 703,581st most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 169 people.
It is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India it is primarily found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 98 percent live and Gujarat, where 2 percent live. Apart from India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lachay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lachay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲଚାୟ | lacaya | - |
| Lachay in the Hindi language | ||
| लछया | lachaya | 74.07 |
| लाछया | lachaya | 22.22 |
| लछय | lachaya | 3.7 |
| Lachay in the Marathi language | ||
| लाचाय | lacaya | 66.67 |
| लचय | lacaya | 33.33 |
| Lachay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལག་ཆེ་ | lakché | 50 |
| ལ་ཆི་ | lachi | 50 |
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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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- 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 Lachay
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