View the most religious surnames in Russia

Where Does The Last Name Vay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Vay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻲ, Hindi: वाय, Marathi: वाय) is found most in India. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 89,731^st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,363,177 people. Vay occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Vay are found; 37 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 92,392^nd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 5,331 people.

Vay is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 1,943 people, or 1 in 394,784. In India Vay is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 70 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 20 percent live and Karnataka, where 8 percent live. Excluding India this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Vay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Vay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vay last name grew 431 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Vay last name is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Vay last name are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vay earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.07% less than the national average, earning 197,040 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $43,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $52,454 CAD per year.