Passay Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Passay Surname Definition:
Variant of Pacy, from Pacy-sur-Eure. Paciacum in 1195 and was Passy in 1356.
Passay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 105 | 1:41,986 | 3,841 |
| Philippines | 63 | 1:1,606,956 | 108,100 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Passay (12) may also be a first name.
Passay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Variant of Pacy, from Pacy-sur-Eure. Paciacum in 1195 and was Passy in 1356.
Passay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Passay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Passay is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Passay.
How Common Is The Last Name Passay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,159,732nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname Passay is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Passay reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 41,986. In Liberia Passay is most common in: Montserrado County, where 37 percent reside, Bong County, where 25 percent reside and Grand Cape Mount County, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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