Shay Surname

29,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Shay Surname Definition:

(Irish) A variant of Shea, q.v.

Shay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,8301:28,2513,518
Israel2,4741:3,459476
India6411:1,196,67048,078
Canada5491:67,1147,748
Australia5301:50,9356,328
England2981:186,97316,679
Russia1801:800,68465,710
Afghanistan1341:239,9494,164
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Jamaica851:33,7642,376
Pakistan651:2,748,36723,130
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Jordan141:631,60313,893
China121:113,943,4645,994
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
France91:7,380,302306,885
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3011:80,9818,688
Wales41:392,10412,338
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,4101:6,777856

Shay (51,143) may also be a first name.

Shay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) A variant of Shea, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shay (Hindi: शाय, Marathi: शाय, Oriya: ଶୟ, Russian: Шай) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shay is the 29,436th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 400,283 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Shay are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 18,163rd most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 51,143 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 12,830 people, or 1 in 28,251. In The United States Shay is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 14 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Shay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shay surname grew 173 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shay surname are 10.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shay earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $52,571 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahay89109,986/
Shayo8949,896/
Shaya8927,978/
Shayi893,666/
Shaye892,641/
Shahy89761/
Schay89268/
Shays89209/
Shayd8972/
Shajy8930/
Shayz8922/
Shayu8919/
Shayt899/
Shaiy898/
Shauy896/
Shhay894/
Shayy893/
Shayh892/
Shaay891/
Shayj891/
Sha86551,922/
Say86173,035/
Shy863,300/
Sahaya805,118/
Shaayi803,832/
Shayed80846/
Shayau80721/
Shayee80544/
Sahayo80449/
Siahay80313/
Shayad80276/
Shayah80236/
Shayat80197/
Shaydt80188/
Shaaya80186/
Sahaye80160/
Schaay80158/
Shahay80151/
Schaye80103/
Shayeh8062/
Shayes8055/
Shayet8045/
Schaya8041/
Sahajy8040/
Shahya8035/
Sahayu8033/
Shayid8032/
Sahaay8029/
Shauya8024/
Shayas8019/
Shayaz8019/
Shayit8017/
Shaaye8015/
Shahey8014/
Sahayz8011/
Shayyp8011/
Shayaa809/
Shayts806/
Shaiyd806/
Shauyo806/
Shaiyo805/
Shaysh805/
Sahays804/
Shahyd804/
Shayez804/
Ssahay803/
Shauye803/
Saahay803/
Shayis803/
Shayyd802/
Shayyo802/
Shshay802/
Shayie802/
Shayou802/
Sahayd801/
Schayz801/
Shahye801/
Shahyu801/
Shayap801/
Shayiz801/
Shayoe801/
Shaahy801/
Shayho801/
Shhaya801/
Ïshaya801/
Shayyi801/
Sahahy801/
Shayoo801/
Shgaya801/
Shahyy801/
Shayut801/
Shaiys801/
Shah755,123,665/
Saha752,826,701/
Shea7563,797/
Chay7562,567/
Shad7542,445/
Saye7541,676/
Sayi7530,694/
Saya7527,504/
Shai7522,638/
Sayd7516,017/
Sayo7513,846/
Shey7512,276/
Shau754,802/
Shaa754,234/
Seha754,153/
Shat752,931/
Shoa752,666/
Sayu752,356/
Siay751,618/
Shaz751,144/
Shha75916/
Shae75893/
Shyp75794/
Shaj75715/
Shas75685/
Says75665/
Shoy75643/
Sahy75557/
Sohy75464/
Shap75455/
Saay75428/
Suhy75412/
Sayh75359/
Shuy75350/
Schy75296/
Saiy75176/
Shye75134/
Scha75126/
Shyy7591/
Shyt7572/
Sajy7551/
Shyh7542/
Sayy7538/
Shyi7527/
Sxay7525/
Sáha7522/
Ssha7521/
Sayz7517/
Shga7516/
Shza7516/
Hsha7513/
Shiy7512/
Sáhy7512/
Sauy7511/
Sayt757/
Shsa756/
Séha756/
Shyd755/
Sayô755/
Sayé755/
Sayó755/
Shys753/
Sshy753/
Sjha753/
Shhy752/
Ssay752/
Sayú752/
Shsy752/
Sayp751/
Sgay751/
Szay751/
Jsay751/
Sayı751/
Ïsha751/
S'ay751/
Sayè751/
Sayê751/
Sayò751/
Sjay751/
Shyo751/
Shayish73803/
Schayot7387/
Siahayh7329/
Shayeed7320/
Shauyet7320/
Shayaya7319/
Sahajiy7318/
Shahaya7316/
Schahay7312/
Shayuth7311/
Schayah7310/
Shahaye735/
Shaiaya735/
Sahayah734/
Shajaya734/
Seihaya734/
Shayowa734/
Shsahay732/
Shayadh732/
Souhaya732/
Shayosh732/
Shayesh732/
Seehaya732/
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Shhayat731/
Shauyad731/
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Shayhet731/
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Shayeez731/
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Shchaya731/
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Schaych731/
Schaydt731/
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Shshaye731/
Shaahay731/
Sayed671,591,802/
Sa67375,265/
Sy67341,129/
Shija6796,587/
Shaha6765,399/
Shahu6750,752/
Sayah6746,225/
Sayad6737,708/
Shaji6720,474/
Sheha6717,828/
Shaad6717,254/
Shoja6716,942/
Sayeh6715,293/
Shaat6711,988/
Shuja6711,748/
Chaya6711,524/
Sayid679,844/
Sahai679,613/
Shaia679,524/
Chhay678,837/
Sayas678,785/
Saaya678,465/
Shash676,547/
Shaid676,387/
Shaju676,345/
Sahaa675,551/
Sayes674,678/
Sayat674,039/
Shead673,803/
Schau673,741/
Shajo673,135/
Shats672,970/
Shiya672,772/
Shaja672,645/
Sheya672,595/
Shaio672,343/
Sayee672,173/
Sahah672,072/
Shysh672,070/
Shawe671,975/
Sayyd671,595/
Schey671,560/
Sahaj671,483/
Shiyo671,460/
Sheyo671,448/
Sayoo671,420/
Sayop671,345/
Shoya671,302/
Souha671,122/
Sayit671,101/
Sayou671,017/
Sayhi67969/
Shaai67895/
Sayod67867/
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Shadd67743/
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Chaye67596/
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Shaut67450/
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Sahia67343/
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Shaie67319/
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Sayut67287/
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Saayd67284/
Sheat67282/
Sheea67275/
Shyts67261/
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Hshah67245/
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Sheyd67231/
Schoy67230/
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Shast67211/
Sayup67198/
Sehia67192/
Sayyi67191/
Shaiu67191/
Siayu67187/
Hshad67184/
Saiha67180/
Sayyo67179/
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Sheah67163/
Shais67153/
Shaih67145/
Sauya67145/
Sayot67145/
Sayus67139/
Shach67131/
Sayip67130/
Shahh67128/
Shapp67126/
Chayu67124/
Shhat67124/
Sahyo67123/
Schea67122/
Sayaz67119/
Sayau67114/
Saaha67109/
Sayap67108/
Shoye67107/
Shhad67104/
Shatt67101/
Shhah67101/
Shoyi6796/
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Saych6793/
Chays6793/
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Sheyu6781/
Sahey6780/
Shyja6775/
Sheye6773/
Shoyo6773/
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Sahyu6769/
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Shaup6767/
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Siayo6761/
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Shaip6757/
Shoia6757/
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Siaye6752/
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Saays6739/
Shaus6738/
Xhaya6738/
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Sheys6735/
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Sayys6735/
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Suhya6734/
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Shaiz6732/
Sheey6732/
Sayep6731/
Sayyh6729/
Saïya6729/
Szuhy6728/
Sheia6728/
Shahâ6728/
Siaya6727/
Shaap6726/
Shuye6726/
Shoys6724/
Sahja6724/
Sayhu6724/
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Sayie6723/
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Shcha6723/
Sağay6722/
Sihyo6721/
Sohye6720/
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Saydh6718/
Shsha6718/
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Shaij6715/
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Shaić6715/
Chayé6714/
Shytt6713/
Ssaha6712/
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Shaue6710/
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Soaya6710/
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Schae679/
Sayós678/
Sheyt678/
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Sayio677/
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Shyjo672/
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Shouy672/
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Shytz672/
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Sheua672/
Sihye672/
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Shchy672/
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Sayés672/
Saîya672/
Sayaç672/
Schys672/
Sahač672/
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Shgai672/
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Sheas671/
Hsaha671/
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Shuuy671/
Shyie671/
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Shay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shay in the Oriya language
ଶୟsaya97.96
ସାୟsaya2.04
Shay in the Hindi language
शायsaya67.95
सहायsahaya20.51
शयsaya11.54
Shay in the Marathi language
शायsaya50
शयsaya37.5
सहायsahaya12.5
Shay in the Russian language
Шайsaj-

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