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 surname Peay is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms: Péay. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 110,165th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,726,497 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 widespread first name worldwide, borne by 76 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,075 people, or 1 in 88,947. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Utah, where 13 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Peay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Peay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peay surname rose 807 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 US average, with 58.07% registered with 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
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- 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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