Uay Surname
Approximately 455 people bear this surname
Uay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 390 | 1:39,711 | 1,689 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Uay (2,165) may also be a first name.
Uay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uay (Marathi: उदय, Russian: Уаы) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 660,498th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Uay are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 161,154th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 2,165 people.
The last name Uay is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 39,711. In Cambodia Uay is most numerous in: Kandal Province, where 25 percent are found, Takéo Province, where 8 percent are found and Phnom Penh, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Cambodia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 7 percent are found and Taiwan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huay | 86 | 1,060 | / |
| Uayt | 86 | 316 | / |
| Uayu | 86 | 95 | / |
| Uays | 86 | 61 | / |
| Vuay | 86 | 39 | / |
| Uaye | 86 | 23 | / |
| Uayz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Uaya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Uaiy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uayp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Uajy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uaay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uaey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ua | 80 | 20,960 | / |
| Huaya | 75 | 760 | / |
| Huaiy | 75 | 46 | / |
| Wuaya | 75 | 36 | / |
| Vuayi | 75 | 28 | / |
| Huayi | 75 | 19 | / |
| Huayu | 75 | 12 | / |
| Huaye | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wuaye | 75 | 7 | / |
| Huayt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Huayo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vuaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uayhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uayat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuayt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hua | 67 | 1,245,675 | / |
| Bay | 67 | 72,985 | / |
| Way | 67 | 46,255 | / |
| Vua | 67 | 6,049 | / |
| Vay | 67 | 5,346 | / |
| Buy | 67 | 3,044 | / |
| Wua | 67 | 1,908 | / |
| Uap | 67 | 580 | / |
| Uas | 67 | 539 | / |
| Huayas | 67 | 489 | / |
| Uat | 67 | 482 | / |
| Vuy | 67 | 247 | / |
| Wuy | 67 | 114 | / |
| Uaa | 67 | 98 | / |
| Wujaya | 67 | 67 | / |
| Vuyaya | 67 | 54 | / |
| Guhaya | 67 | 50 | / |
| Uea | 67 | 49 | / |
| Uad | 67 | 42 | / |
| Uoy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Uae | 67 | 21 | / |
| Uaz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ouhaya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uoa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Uaj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuayoe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uejaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huayue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uahaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vujaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uahyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huaeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhaye | 67 | 1 | / |
Uay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uay in the Marathi language | ||
| उदय | udaya | - |
| Uay in the Russian language | ||
| Уаы | uay | - |
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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 Uay
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