Saray Surname
Approximately 13,130 people bear this surname
Saray Surname User-submission:
Saray is a Turkish surname, which means 'palace'.
Saray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,897 | 1:19,970 | 2,367 |
| India | 2,677 | 1:286,539 | 16,256 |
| Colombia | 1,505 | 1:31,744 | 1,986 |
| Cambodia | 1,086 | 1:14,261 | 1,118 |
| Syria | 978 | 1:19,735 | 1,466 |
| Israel | 917 | 1:9,332 | 1,434 |
| Iraq | 781 | 1:44,842 | 1,868 |
| Mexico | 233 | 1:532,730 | 9,312 |
| Philippines | 208 | 1:486,722 | 57,858 |
| United States | 171 | 1:2,119,643 | 134,411 |
| Peru | 82 | 1:387,611 | 12,644 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| United Arab Emirates | 49 | 1:186,985 | 12,996 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | 1:252,600 | 12,031 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Sáray (185), Šaray (101) & Šáray (8) are calculated separately.
Saray (40,447) may also be a first name.
Saray Surname Meaning
Saray Demographics
Average Saray Salary in
United States
$44,939 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Saray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saray (Hindi: सराय, Marathi: सराय, Oriya: ସରାୟ, Russian: Сарай) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Sáray, Šaray or Šáray. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saray? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saray is the 39,963rd most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 555,030 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Saray live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 24 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 22,004th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 40,447 people.
The last name Saray is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,897 people, or 1 in 19,970. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Adiyaman Province, where 12 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Colombia, where 11 percent reside.
Saray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Saray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saray last name increased 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Saray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Saray last name is predominantly Orthodox (57%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Saray last name are 7.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.98% being registered with the political party.
The amount Saray earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,524 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning $25,987,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $54,955 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saray in the Marathi language | ||
| सराय | saraya | - |
| Saray in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରାୟ | saraya | 75 |
| ସାରାୟ | saraya | 25 |
| Saray in the Hindi language | ||
| सराय | saraya | 63.33 |
| सरय | saraya | 11.67 |
| सड़या | saraya | 11.67 |
| सारय | saraya | 5 |
| साराय | saraya | 3.33 |
| सारया | saraya | 1.67 |
| सर्य | sarya | 1.67 |
| साराया | saraya | 1.67 |
| Saray in the Russian language | ||
| Сарай | saraj | - |
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