Nay Surname

16,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nay Surname Definition:

(French) belonging to Nay (Normandy). (Celtic) for MacNay, MacNee, q.v.

Nay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar11,6491:4,459189
Cambodia8,1391:1,903418
United States4,3751:82,8489,403
Vietnam2,0861:44,413528
Indonesia1,7561:75,3138,045
France8691:76,43610,740
Bolivia6201:17,1231,529
Iran4961:154,80313,473
Australia4111:65,6837,845
Turkey3271:237,98616,741
Russia3001:480,41044,701
Switzerland2671:30,7604,610
Canada2471:149,17215,241
India2081:3,687,814102,900
Panama1961:19,9601,349
Cameroon1901:109,31112,779
England1661:335,65124,624
Iraq1521:230,4065,073
Thailand1411:500,98187,346
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Germany911:884,67563,174
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Northern Cyprus571:5,5971,167
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Ecuador421:378,7119,777
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Israel131:658,28045,106
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Wales81:386,81619,671
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Scotland321:116,9765,458
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9041:55,5526,225

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nay Last Name Facts

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

Nay (Arabic: نعى, Bengali: নয়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻱ, Hindi: नाय, Marathi: नाय, Oriya: ନୟ, Russian: Най, Tibetan: གནས་) is most common in Myanmar. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,495th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 216,678 people. The last name Nay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Nay reside; 37 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 3,211th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 324,917 people.

The last name is most numerous in Myanmar, where it is borne by 11,649 people, or 1 in 4,459. Other than Myanmar it is found in 86 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Nay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nay surname rose 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nay surname are 21.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.65% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayi8644,034/
Naya8628,528/
Nayo868,790/
Naye867,774/
Ngay864,926/
Nayu861,914/
Najy861,139/
Nays86799/
Nayt86521/
Gnay86237/
Nhay86172/
Nahy86155/
Nayh86151/
Naiy8691/
Nauy8665/
Nayy8649/
Naay8637/
Nayd8614/
Nayz8612/
Hnay867/
Nayé862/
Nnay861/
Na80617,357/
Ny8041,828/
Ngaya755,586/
Nayou754,292/
Nayes753,978/
Nahya753,821/
Ngayi752,728/
Ngayo752,206/
Nayee752,031/
Ngaye751,700/
Ngahy751,586/
Nayaz751,521/
Nayep75941/
Nahyo75865/
Nayet75691/
Nayeh75584/
Nayat75576/
Nayah75505/
Nayed75474/
Naaya75404/
Naiyo75397/
Nauya75319/
Ngayu75299/
Nayad75271/
Gnays75270/
Nahay75265/
Nayoo75264/
Nayis75248/
Nayii75240/
Gnaye75189/
Nayot75180/
Nayid75163/
Nayap75152/
Nhayo75138/
Nayip75138/
Nayhi75136/
Nayau75132/
Najiy75115/
Nayas75100/
Nayuo7594/
Nayit7580/
Nnaye7578/
Nnaya7575/
Nağay7569/
Nayih7555/
Nayoh7554/
Nayos7552/
Naayi7545/
Nayup7544/
Nayaa7540/
Nayut7539/
Nayij7535/
Nayez7534/
Nayud7533/
Nayus7530/
Nayts7525/
Nauyo7523/
Nahye7523/
Nnayi7519/
Nauye7519/
Nahey7518/
Gnaya7518/
Nayha7517/
Naaye7512/
Nayio7512/
Nhaya7511/
Nhayi759/
Nayie759/
Gnahy759/
Naysh758/
N'Gay758/
Nayuh758/
Nayhu757/
Nhaye756/
Nnajy756/
Nnayo756/
Nahyu755/
Nayiz755/
Nayod755/
Najyd754/
Naajy753/
Nayop753/
Noaya753/
Nahyi753/
Nayiy752/
Naytt752/
Gnayo752/
Nayyo752/
Nahiy752/
Nayho752/
Najyi751/
N'Aye751/
Nayuu751/
Nnayy751/
Nnahy751/
Naiys751/
Naïya751/
Naych751/
Nayyy751/
Ngayh751/
Ngayé751/
Naayt751/
Nayst751/
Naiyz751/
Ngajy751/
Nayhe751/
Nayjh751/
Naujy751/
Naz67293,759/
Noy67120,411/
Nau6792,989/
Nai6782,857/
Nga6761,620/
Nahayo6754,630/
Nyo6753,890/
Naj6751,661/
Nat6744,225/
Nyi6739,101/
Nas6738,017/
Noa6729,895/
Nye6724,594/
Nah6722,745/
Nna6715,572/
Nad6714,136/
Ney6714,122/
Nae6712,037/
Naa679,281/
Nađ679,067/
Nap674,346/
Nea674,194/
Nuy671,906/
Nayaya671,632/
Najaya67905/
Hna67672/
Nayesh67462/
Niy67334/
Nhy67334/
Naç67319/
Nyč67240/
Nyy67237/
Gna67200/
Nahaya67142/
Nôa67138/
Nayash67135/
Nyh67127/
Nejaya67103/
Nayach67101/
Naï6743/
Naș6735/
Nahaye6733/
N'Gaye6726/
Nayiph6721/
Nujaya6720/
Nny6720/
Nyš6718/
Nayeed6716/
Nayish6714/
Nayitt6713/
Nahyts6713/
Nahyeh6712/
Nayett6711/
Ngayio6710/
Hny6710/
Ngahyi679/
Nauyad678/
Nnauye677/
Nayaph676/
Nayaja676/
Nnayie676/
Nayowa676/
Nhayeh676/
N'Gayo675/
Nojaya675/
Ngaiyo674/
Néa674/
Nayosh674/
Naş674/
Ngnaya673/
Ngayeh673/
Nayijh673/
Nayout673/
N'Gayi673/
Nahayu672/
Nayass672/
Nayoch672/
Nayoos672/
Ngaiyi672/
Ngaaya672/
Ngayih672/
N'Gaya672/
Noyaya672/
Naiaya671/
Nahajy671/
N'Najy671/
Nayatt671/
Nayees671/
Nayova671/
Nhayed671/
Nnayii671/
Hnayeh671/
Nahyuh671/
Naî671/
Naù671/
Nač671/
Nayess671/
Nayihe671/
Nayiss671/
Nayoot671/
Nayoud671/
Nayová671/
Ngnayi671/
Ngayuo671/
Na'aye671/
Naahyo671/
N'A671/
Nhayah671/
Nhayyo671/
Nnayou671/
Nga'yo671/
Hnayss671/
Nayeth671/
÷Na671/
Nayous670/

Nay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻱnay-
Nay in the Bengali language
নয়naya-
Nay in the Oriya language
ନୟnaya87.5
ନାଯnaya12.5
Nay in the Marathi language
नायnaya84.62
नयnaya15.38
Nay in the Tibetan language
གནས་83.33
གཉས་nyé16.67
Nay in the Hindi language
नायnaya58.14
नयnaya39.53
न्यायn'yaya2.33
Nay in the Russian language
Найnaj-
Nay in the Arabic language
نعىny-

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