Soay Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Soay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Soay (72) may also be a first name.
Soay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soay (Arabic: سواى) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Soay reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 72 people.
The surname Soay is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 22,560,747. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 97 percent are found and Odisha, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soay in the Arabic language | ||
| سواى | sway | - |
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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 Soay
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