Petchay Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Petchay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 97 | 1:1,043,693 | 87,866 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Petchay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petchay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petchay occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petchay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Petchay are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
Petchay is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 1,043,693. In The Philippines it is most common in: Ilocos, where 55 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 21 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Petchay
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