Peay Surname
Approximately 4,221 people bear this surname
Peay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,075 | 1:88,947 | 10,008 |
| Indonesia | 65 | 1:2,034,603 | 127,068 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 505 | 1:99,443 | 10,106 |
The alternate forms: Péay (1) are calculated separately.
Peay (76) may also be a first name.
Peay Demographics
Average Male Peay Height
176.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Peay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peay occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Péay. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 110,165th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,726,497 people. Peay occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Peay reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 76 people.
The surname Peay is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,075 people, or 1 in 88,947. In The United States it is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 14 percent live, Utah, where 13 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Peay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Peay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peay last name expanded 807 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Peay surname are 11.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.07% being registered to vote for the party.
Peay earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning $40,362 USD per year.
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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 Peay
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