Çay Surname
Approximately 23,034 people bear this surname
Çay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 23,028 | 1:3,379 | 480 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cay (20,114) are calculated separately.
Çay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Çay is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Cay. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,508th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,382 people. The last name Çay occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Çay reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 23,028 people, or 1 in 3,379. In Turkey Çay is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Adana Province, where 5 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Besides Turkey Çay is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
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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 Çay
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