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) has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs mostly 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. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 38 people.
Zanay is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Gbarpolu County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Liberia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 9 percent are found.
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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