Shakhay Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Shakhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Shakhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shakhay (Russian: Шахай) occurs most in Russia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakhay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shakhay is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Shakhay occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Shakhay reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Shakhay is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 8,477,827. In Russia Shakhay is mostly concentrated in: Komi Republic, where 47 percent are found, Murmansk Oblast, where 35 percent are found and Moscow, where 18 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 34 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakhay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhay in the Russian language | ||
| Шахай | sahaj | - |
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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 Shakhay
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