Zhañay Surname
Approximately 705 people bear this surname
Zhañay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 684 | 1:23,254 | 3,149 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Zhanay (808) are calculated separately.
Zhañay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhañay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhañay is most common in Ecuador. It may also be rendered as a variant: Zhanay. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhañay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 474,683rd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,336,945 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Zhañay live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Andean South America.
It is most numerous in Ecuador, where it is carried by 684 people, or 1 in 23,254. In Ecuador Zhañay is most frequent in: Azuay Province, where 71 percent reside, Guayas Province, where 13 percent reside and Pichincha Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Ecuador Zhañay occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 3 percent reside and Colombia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhanay | 94 | 808 | / |
| Chañay | 83 | 32 | / |
| Zaña | 80 | 236 | / |
| Zhagnay | 77 | 170 | / |
| Dzhanay | 77 | 22 | / |
| Sañay | 73 | 739 | / |
| Zhany | 73 | 571 | / |
| Chaña | 73 | 455 | / |
| Cañay | 73 | 137 | / |
| Zhana | 73 | 75 | / |
| Zanay | 73 | 35 | / |
| Chañy | 73 | 27 | / |
| Zauñy | 73 | 13 | / |
| Zañas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rzaña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zayña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeñay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rzhanaya | 71 | 31 | / |
| Zhanjayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiña | 67 | 2,887 | / |
| Chayña | 67 | 1,570 | / |
| Zahana | 67 | 763 | / |
| Chanay | 67 | 725 | / |
| Zhanat | 67 | 690 | / |
| Zhanga | 67 | 105 | / |
| Zhanai | 67 | 81 | / |
| Zhanas | 67 | 60 | / |
| Zhanna | 67 | 59 | / |
| Zanaye | 67 | 59 | / |
| Zanayi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Zhanye | 67 | 33 | / |
| Zhayna | 67 | 27 | / |
| Dzhana | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zanayo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jhanay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zhanaj | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zangay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rzhana | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zhasna | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zahany | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zaanyi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zhanač | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dzhany | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zhanya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zeanay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zhanyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zhaina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zhania | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zheana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zañ | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaanay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zanaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaenay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhaniy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zanjay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zannay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhanayova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahaña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamnay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhanah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahnay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zhañay
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