Michay Surname
Approximately 954 people bear this surname
Michay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 891 | 1:17,852 | 2,600 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Michay (53) may also be a first name.
Michay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Michay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Michay (Hindi: मिछया, Oriya: ମିଚାୟ) has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Michay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 375,258th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,638,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Michay are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Andean South America. Michay is also the 1,366,219th most common first name at a global level It is held by 53 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Ecuador, where it is held by 891 people, or 1 in 17,852. In Ecuador Michay is most frequent in: Loja Province, where 52 percent are found, Pichincha Province, where 11 percent are found and El Oro Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Ecuador this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Michay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Michay in the Hindi language | ||
| मिछया | michaya | - |
| Michay in the Oriya language | ||
| ମିଚାୟ | micaya | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Michay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis