Zanay Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Zanay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Zanay (38) may also be a first name.
Zanay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zanay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zanay (Marathi: झनाय) is most common in Liberia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zanay is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Zanay are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Zanay is also the 1,662,754th most common given name at a global level, borne by 38 people.
It is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia Zanay is most common in: Gbarpolu County, where 100 percent live. Beside Liberia this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zanay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zanay in the Marathi language | ||
| झनाय | jhanaya | - |
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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 Zanay
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