Uay Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Uay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3901:39,7111,689
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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

Uay (Marathi: उदय, Russian: Уаы) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 660,498th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. The last name Uay 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. Uay is also the 161,154th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,165 people.

Uay is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 39,711. In Cambodia Uay is most frequent in: Kandal Province, where 25 percent are found, Takéo Province, where 8 percent are found and Phnom Penh, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Cambodia Uay is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 7 percent are found and Taiwan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huay861,060/
Uayt86316/
Uayu8695/
Uays8661/
Vuay8639/
Uaye8623/
Uayz863/
Uaya863/
Uaiy862/
Uayp862/
Uajy861/
Uaay861/
Uaey861/
Wuay861/
Ua8020,960/
Huaya75760/
Huaiy7546/
Wuaya7536/
Vuayi7528/
Huayi7519/
Huayu7512/
Huaye7510/
Wuaye757/
Huayt752/
Huayo752/
Vuaya751/
Uayhe751/
Uayat751/
Wuayt751/
Hua671,245,675/
Bay6772,985/
Way6746,255/
Vua676,049/
Vay675,346/
Buy673,044/
Wua671,908/
Uap67580/
Uas67539/
Huayas67489/
Uat67482/
Vuy67247/
Wuy67114/
Uaa6798/
Wujaya6767/
Vuyaya6754/
Guhaya6750/
Uea6749/
Uad6742/
Uoy6741/
Uae6721/
Uaz6717/
Ouhaya6715/
Uey6713/
Uoa6712/
Uaj677/
Wuayoe675/
Uejaya674/
Huayue673/
Uahaya673/
Vujaya672/
Uahyah671/
Huaeya671/
Wuyaya671/
Wuhaya671/
Wuhaye671/

Uay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uay in the Marathi language
उदयudaya-
Uay in the Russian language
Уаыuay-

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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
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  • 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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