Nay Surname
Approximately 33,633 people bear this surname
Nay Surname Definition:
(French) belonging to Nay (Normandy). (Celtic) for MacNay, MacNee, q.v.
Nay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 11,649 | 1:4,459 | 189 |
| Cambodia | 8,139 | 1:1,903 | 418 |
| United States | 4,375 | 1:82,848 | 9,403 |
| Vietnam | 2,086 | 1:44,413 | 528 |
| Indonesia | 1,756 | 1:75,313 | 8,045 |
| France | 869 | 1:76,436 | 10,740 |
| Bolivia | 620 | 1:17,123 | 1,529 |
| Iran | 496 | 1:154,803 | 13,473 |
| Australia | 411 | 1:65,683 | 7,845 |
| Turkey | 327 | 1:237,986 | 16,741 |
| Russia | 300 | 1:480,410 | 44,701 |
| Switzerland | 267 | 1:30,760 | 4,610 |
| Canada | 247 | 1:149,172 | 15,241 |
| India | 208 | 1:3,687,814 | 102,900 |
| Panama | 196 | 1:19,960 | 1,349 |
| Cameroon | 190 | 1:109,311 | 12,779 |
| England | 166 | 1:335,651 | 24,624 |
| Iraq | 152 | 1:230,406 | 5,073 |
| Thailand | 141 | 1:500,981 | 87,346 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Germany | 91 | 1:884,675 | 63,174 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Northern Cyprus | 57 | 1:5,597 | 1,167 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Japan | 53 | 1:2,412,156 | 30,150 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Ecuador | 42 | 1:378,711 | 9,777 |
| Pakistan | 42 | 1:4,253,426 | 29,680 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kazakhstan | 25 | 1:707,300 | 46,975 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 109 | 1:223,627 | 17,016 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:116,976 | 5,458 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 904 | 1:55,552 | 6,225 |
Nay (324,917) may also be a first name.
Nay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) belonging to Nay (Normandy). (Celtic) for MacNay, MacNee, q.v.
Nay Demographics
Average Male Nay Height
176.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nay (Arabic: نعى, Bengali: নয়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻱ, Hindi: नाय, Marathi: नाय, Oriya: ନୟ, Russian: Най, Tibetan: གནས་) is more frequently found in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 16,495th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 216,678 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Nay live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 3,211th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 324,917 people.
The last name Nay is most frequently used in Myanmar, where it is held by 11,649 people, or 1 in 4,459. Other than Myanmar this surname occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Nay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nay last name grew 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Nay last name are 21.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.65% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Nay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.61% more than the national average, earning R 443,460 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.94% less than the national average, earning $20,673,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $42,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $56,334 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayi | 86 | 44,034 | / |
| Naya | 86 | 28,528 | / |
| Nayo | 86 | 8,790 | / |
| Naye | 86 | 7,774 | / |
| Ngay | 86 | 4,926 | / |
| Nayu | 86 | 1,914 | / |
| Najy | 86 | 1,139 | / |
| Nays | 86 | 799 | / |
| Nayt | 86 | 521 | / |
| Gnay | 86 | 237 | / |
| Nhay | 86 | 172 | / |
| Nahy | 86 | 155 | / |
| Nayh | 86 | 151 | / |
| Naiy | 86 | 91 | / |
| Nauy | 86 | 65 | / |
| Nayy | 86 | 49 | / |
| Naay | 86 | 37 | / |
| Nayd | 86 | 14 | / |
| Nayz | 86 | 12 | / |
| Hnay | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nayé | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nnay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Na | 80 | 617,357 | / |
| Ny | 80 | 41,828 | / |
| Ngaya | 75 | 5,586 | / |
| Nayou | 75 | 4,292 | / |
| Nayes | 75 | 3,978 | / |
| Nahya | 75 | 3,821 | / |
| Ngayi | 75 | 2,728 | / |
| Ngayo | 75 | 2,206 | / |
| Nayee | 75 | 2,031 | / |
| Ngaye | 75 | 1,700 | / |
| Ngahy | 75 | 1,586 | / |
| Nayaz | 75 | 1,521 | / |
| Nayep | 75 | 941 | / |
| Nahyo | 75 | 865 | / |
| Nayet | 75 | 691 | / |
| Nayeh | 75 | 584 | / |
| Nayat | 75 | 576 | / |
| Nayah | 75 | 505 | / |
| Nayed | 75 | 474 | / |
| Naaya | 75 | 404 | / |
| Naiyo | 75 | 397 | / |
| Nauya | 75 | 319 | / |
| Ngayu | 75 | 299 | / |
| Nayad | 75 | 271 | / |
| Gnays | 75 | 270 | / |
| Nahay | 75 | 265 | / |
| Nayoo | 75 | 264 | / |
| Nayis | 75 | 248 | / |
| Nayii | 75 | 240 | / |
| Gnaye | 75 | 189 | / |
| Nayot | 75 | 180 | / |
| Nayid | 75 | 163 | / |
| Nayap | 75 | 152 | / |
| Nhayo | 75 | 138 | / |
| Nayip | 75 | 138 | / |
| Nayhi | 75 | 136 | / |
| Nayau | 75 | 132 | / |
| Najiy | 75 | 115 | / |
| Nayas | 75 | 100 | / |
| Nayuo | 75 | 94 | / |
| Nayit | 75 | 80 | / |
| Nnaye | 75 | 78 | / |
| Nnaya | 75 | 75 | / |
| Nağay | 75 | 69 | / |
| Nayih | 75 | 55 | / |
| Nayoh | 75 | 54 | / |
| Nayos | 75 | 52 | / |
| Naayi | 75 | 45 | / |
| Nayup | 75 | 44 | / |
| Nayaa | 75 | 40 | / |
| Nayut | 75 | 39 | / |
| Nayij | 75 | 35 | / |
| Nayez | 75 | 34 | / |
| Nayud | 75 | 33 | / |
| Nayus | 75 | 30 | / |
| Nayts | 75 | 25 | / |
| Nauyo | 75 | 23 | / |
| Nahye | 75 | 23 | / |
| Nnayi | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nauye | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nahey | 75 | 18 | / |
| Gnaya | 75 | 18 | / |
| Nayha | 75 | 17 | / |
| Naaye | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nayio | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nhaya | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nhayi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nayie | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gnahy | 75 | 9 | / |
| Naysh | 75 | 8 | / |
| N'Gay | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nayuh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nayhu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nhaye | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nnajy | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nnayo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nahyu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nayiz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nayod | 75 | 5 | / |
| Najyd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Naajy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nayop | 75 | 3 | / |
| Noaya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nahyi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nayiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Naytt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gnayo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nayyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nahiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nayho | 75 | 2 | / |
| Najyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Aye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nayuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnayy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnahy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naiys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naïya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naych | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nayyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngayh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngayé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naayt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nayst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naiyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngajy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nayhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nayjh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naujy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naz | 67 | 293,759 | / |
| Noy | 67 | 120,411 | / |
| Nau | 67 | 92,989 | / |
| Nai | 67 | 82,857 | / |
| Nga | 67 | 61,620 | / |
| Nahayo | 67 | 54,630 | / |
| Nyo | 67 | 53,890 | / |
| Naj | 67 | 51,661 | / |
| Nat | 67 | 44,225 | / |
| Nyi | 67 | 39,101 | / |
| Nas | 67 | 38,017 | / |
| Noa | 67 | 29,895 | / |
| Nye | 67 | 24,594 | / |
| Nah | 67 | 22,745 | / |
| Nna | 67 | 15,572 | / |
| Nad | 67 | 14,136 | / |
| Ney | 67 | 14,122 | / |
| Nae | 67 | 12,037 | / |
| Naa | 67 | 9,281 | / |
| Nađ | 67 | 9,067 | / |
| Nap | 67 | 4,346 | / |
| Nea | 67 | 4,194 | / |
| Nuy | 67 | 1,906 | / |
| Nayaya | 67 | 1,632 | / |
| Najaya | 67 | 905 | / |
| Hna | 67 | 672 | / |
| Nayesh | 67 | 462 | / |
| Niy | 67 | 334 | / |
| Nhy | 67 | 334 | / |
| Naç | 67 | 319 | / |
| Nyč | 67 | 240 | / |
| Nyy | 67 | 237 | / |
| Gna | 67 | 200 | / |
| Nahaya | 67 | 142 | / |
| Nôa | 67 | 138 | / |
| Nayash | 67 | 135 | / |
| Nyh | 67 | 127 | / |
| Nejaya | 67 | 103 | / |
| Nayach | 67 | 101 | / |
| Naï | 67 | 43 | / |
| Naș | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nahaye | 67 | 33 | / |
| N'Gaye | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nayiph | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nujaya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nny | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nyš | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nayeed | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nayish | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nayitt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nahyts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nahyeh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nayett | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ngayio | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hny | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngahyi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nauyad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nnauye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nayaph | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nayaja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nnayie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nayowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nhayeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| N'Gayo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nojaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngaiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Néa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nayosh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naş | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngnaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngayeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nayijh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nayout | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Gayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nahayu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayoch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayoos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngaiyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngaaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngayih | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Gaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noyaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahajy | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Najy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhayed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnayii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnayeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahyuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nač | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayoot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngayuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Na'aye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naahyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'A | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhayyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnayou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nga'yo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnayss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| ÷Na | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayous | 67 | 0 | / |
Nay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﻱ | nay | - |
| Nay in the Bengali language | ||
| নয় | naya | - |
| Nay in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୟ | naya | 87.5 |
| ନାଯ | naya | 12.5 |
| Nay in the Marathi language | ||
| नाय | naya | 84.62 |
| नय | naya | 15.38 |
| Nay in the Tibetan language | ||
| གནས་ | né | 83.33 |
| གཉས་ | nyé | 16.67 |
| Nay in the Hindi language | ||
| नाय | naya | 58.14 |
| नय | naya | 39.53 |
| न्याय | n'yaya | 2.33 |
| Nay in the Russian language | ||
| Най | naj | - |
| Nay in the Arabic language | ||
| نعى | ny | - |
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Footnotes
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