Vishay Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Vishay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Vishay (471) may also be a first name.
Vishay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vishay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vishay (Hindi: विषय, Marathi: िवषय, Russian: Вишай) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vishay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Vishay is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Vishay reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 392,250th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 471 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India Vishay is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 62 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vishay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vishay in the Hindi language | ||
| विषय | visaya | 94.57 |
| विशय | visaya | 4.35 |
| विशाय | visaya | 1.09 |
| Vishay in the Marathi language | ||
| िवषय | ivasaya | 84 |
| िवशय | ivasaya | 12 |
| िवशया | ivasaya | 4 |
| Vishay in the Russian language | ||
| Вишай | visaj | - |
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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 Vishay
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