Qay Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Qay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Palestine51:909,77015,190
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Qay (62) may also be a first name.

Qay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qay (Arabic: عقاي) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Qay is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Qay are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Qay is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 62 people.

It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,762,706. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 77 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent live and Sindh, where 10 percent live. Apart from Pakistan Qay is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 33 percent live and Yemen, where 8 percent live.

Qay Last Name Statistics demography

Qay earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quay863,741/
Qayi861,145/
Qaya86133/
Qayy86115/
Qays8696/
Qaye8657/
Qayo8628/
Qayd8618/
Qayt864/
Qayu863/
Qayz863/
Kqay863/
Qayh861/
Qajy861/
Qayj861/
Qcay861/
Qhay861/
Cqay861/
Hqay861/
Qa801,555/
Qy8016/
Quaye7589,748/
Qayad752,754/
Qayed752,590/
Qayas75430/
Qayaz75158/
Qhayi75148/
Qayee7596/
Qaysh7573/
Qayid7560/
Qayeh7544/
Quaya7525/
Qayes7521/
Qayat7521/
Qayoo7520/
Hqayt7516/
Qayah7514/
Quays7514/
Qayit7512/
Qauye7511/
Q'Aya759/
Qayou756/
Quayo754/
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Cquay753/
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Qayyo751/
Qayyz751/
Gqayi751/
Qahyi751/
Qayet751/
Quahy750/
Quauy750/
Quayd750/
Kay67311,583/
Quy6739,481/
Cay6720,114/
Qua675,171/
Quayee673,939/
Qad671,134/
Qas671,103/
Quayes67911/
Qat67860/
Qaz67665/
Qai67319/
Qaa67162/
Quayat6791/
Qaj6775/
Qea6763/
Hqy6752/
Qah6737/
Quayie6733/
Qayash6725/
Qap6721/
Qau6720/
Qey6713/
Qiy6710/
Qayouh6710/
Qyt6710/
Gqy6710/
Qoy679/
Qayout679/
Qhy678/
Quayou677/
Qqy677/
Kqy677/
Qayysh676/
Qyd676/
Gqa676/
Qky676/
Qyo676/
Quayth675/
Hqa675/
Qha674/
Qca674/
Qye674/
Qka674/
Cqa673/
Qyh673/
Qyi673/
Qayesh672/
Qga672/
Kqa672/
Qqa672/
Quayad671/
Quayed671/
Quayoe671/
Quayaa671/
Quayeh671/
Qauyee671/
Qkhayi671/
Qhayat671/
Qayass671/
Qayich671/
Qayoot671/
Qayous671/
Qys671/
Qyy671/
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Qay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qay in the Arabic language
عقايqay-
قاعيqay-

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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 Qay
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