Çağay Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Çağay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Çağay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4071:191,20714,232
Northern Cyprus311:10,2912,613

Çağay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Çağay Come From? nationality or country of origin

Çağay occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Çağay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Çağay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 679,794th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. The surname Çağay is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Çağay are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Çağay is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 191,207. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Mugla Province, where 25 percent reside, Adana Province, where 19 percent reside and Erzurum Province, where 10 percent reside. Not including Turkey it exists in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çağa89489/
Çağaç80261/
Çağaş8089/
Çağap8061/
Sağay8022/
Çay7523,034/
Çağ752,447/
Çahaya732/
Caay671,087/
Saay67428/
Çaha67223/
Çaya67212/
Sağa6735/
Çaja6710/
Zaay672/
Xaay672/
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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 Çağay
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