Zakay Surname
Approximately 2,365 people bear this surname
Zakay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1,870 | 1:4,576 | 674 |
| Niger | 298 | 1:64,403 | 2,976 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Žakay (2) are calculated separately.
Zakay (321) may also be a first name.
Zakay Demographics
Average Zakay Salary in
United States
$35,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zakay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zakay (Marathi: झकाय, Russian: Закай) is found most in Israel. It can appear as a variant: Žakay. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 180,255th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,081,415 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Zakay live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Zakay is also the 489,856th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 321 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Israel, where it is borne by 1,870 people, or 1 in 4,576. In Israel Zakay is most prevalent in: Central District, where 24 percent are found, Jerusalem District, where 20 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Israel it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Zakay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Zakay surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Zakay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.18% less than the national average, earning R 73,248 per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zakay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zakay in the Marathi language | ||
| झकाय | jhakaya | - |
| Zakay in the Russian language | ||
| Закай | zakaj | - |
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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 Zakay
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