Shayi Surname
Approximately 3,666 people bear this surname
Shayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,327 | 1:16,284 | 2,062 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Zimbabwe | 83 | 1:186,003 | 22,110 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Shayi (853) may also be a first name.
Shayi Demographics
Average Shayi Salary in
South Africa
R 118,968
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shayi (Hindi: शयी, Marathi: शायी) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 124,370th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,987,874 people. Shayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shayi live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 279,019th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 853 people.
The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,327 people, or 1 in 16,284. In South Africa Shayi is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Shayi Last Name Statistics demography
Shayi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.94% less than the national average, earning R 118,968 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shayi in the Hindi language | ||
| शयी | sayi | 75 |
| शयि | sayi | 25 |
| Shayi in the Marathi language | ||
| शायी | sayi | 50 |
| शयी | sayi | 50 |
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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 Shayi
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