Svay Surname

28,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Svay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia18,0301:859227
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
France1861:357,11153,432
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India81:95,883,173728,828
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Svay (202) may also be a first name.

Svay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svay (Hindi: स्वय, Marathi: वाय, Russian: Свай) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svay? popularity and diffusion

Svay is the 28,923rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 392,415 people. Svay is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Svay reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Svay is also the 637,340th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 202 people.

It is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 18,030 people, or 1 in 859. In Cambodia it is most prevalent in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent live, Kampong Speu Province, where 12 percent live and Kampot Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Cambodia this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Svay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Svay last name are 20.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Svay earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.45% less than the national average, earning $33,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.13% less than the national average, earning $39,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shvay8922/
Svayi8917/
Szvay8911/
Svaiy898/
Svaya891/
Sva865,146/
Svy8630/
Shvaya8068/
Svayap8026/
Svayad803/
Svahyi803/
Svayat802/
Svauya801/
Sway753,856/
Suay752,889/
Sbay75766/
Svai75576/
Svyd75478/
Svap75449/
Svat75318/
Svae75176/
Svys75160/
Svea75130/
Svyy75106/
Svyt7553/
Jvay7516/
Svad7515/
Shva759/
Svas757/
Svoy754/
Svaa753/
Svoa753/
Svau752/
Sviy752/
Zsva752/
Svah751/
Svaj751/
Shvy751/
Sjva751/
Svyi751/
Svyp751/
Svyz751/
Svey751/
Svha751/
Sxvy751/
Ssvy751/
Xvay751/
Xsva751/
Cvay751/
Shvayts7341/
Shvaytz7339/
Shvaych7337/
Shvahyi734/
Shvayat731/
Suaya67617/
Shway67444/
Swaya67437/
Shvai67304/
Svyst67290/
Shvyd67265/
Swayi67253/
Suayo67199/
Svach67159/
Zvayi67132/
Shviy6794/
Svast6780/
Swaye6780/
Sveia6763/
Svych6753/
Shvey6742/
Swayu6734/
Svysh6725/
Svasp6719/
Swayo6717/
Jvaya6715/
Suayd6715/
Sbahy6715/
Szvat6714/
Sbayi6713/
Swaay6712/
Svads6710/
Svyts679/
Svaha678/
Sveja677/
Shvat676/
Sbaya676/
Søvad676/
Svaja675/
Shuay675/
Sveøy675/
Suahy675/
Sbaiy674/
Shvaj674/
Shvas674/
Swahy674/
Svats674/
Sbaay673/
Swaiy673/
Suayu673/
Szway673/
Zhvay673/
Sveha673/
Sbayh673/
Suaye673/
Sveyd672/
Svaji672/
Svash672/
Zvaya672/
Sviya672/
Svaid672/
Svaia672/
Sveea672/
Shvahych672/
Svoiy671/
S'Bay671/
Dsvai671/
Sjjva671/
Shvad671/
Shvah671/
Shvap671/
Shvaz671/
Sveya671/
Svaap671/
Svait671/
Sveat671/
Zvayh671/
Shbay671/
Svatt671/
Sveas671/
Svytė671/
Svija671/
Svajs671/
Sxway671/
Svoia671/
Svioy671/
Svaad671/

Svay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svay in the Hindi language
स्वयsvaya95.56
स्वयजोतीsvayajoti2.22
स्वायsvaya2.22
Svay in the Marathi language
वायvaya83.33
वयvaya16.67
Svay in the Russian language
Свайsvaj-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Svay
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