Marshay Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Marshay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 34 | 1:1,557,106 | 47,112 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Marshay (316) may also be a first name.
Marshay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marshay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marshay is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marshay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Marshay reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 494,051st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 316 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,557,106. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 94 percent live, Arusha Region, where 3 percent live and Manyara Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live.
Marshay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Marshay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marshay surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Marshay
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