Zhakay Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Zhakay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 96 | 1:184,193 | 17,497 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
Zhakay (10) may also be a first name.
Zhakay Demographics
Zhakay Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Zhakay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhakay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhakay (Russian: Жакай) has its highest incidence in Kazakhstan. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhakay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,849,867th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Zhakay occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Zhakay live; 99 percent live in Central Asia and 99 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 184,193. In Kazakhstan Zhakay is most prevalent in: South Kazakhstan Region, where 42 percent live, Almaty, where 32 percent live and Jambyl Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Kazakhstan it exists in one country. It is also common in Kyrgyzstan, where 4 percent live.
Zhakay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Zhakay last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhakay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhakay in the Russian language | ||
| Жакай | 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 Zhakay
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