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    The surname Chhay

    A Khmer surname, carried by 1,170 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex C000

    Chhay: #22,113 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Chhay #22,113, 1,170 people Chhay: #22,113 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Chhay #22,113, 1,170 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chhay is more common than 86.4% of them.

    Origin

    Khmer origin

    From Khmer ឆាយ (chaay).

    One of 19 Khmer surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,170 people named Chhay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 263,885 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 781.

    #22,113
    rank among US surnames
    1,170
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +49.8%
    change since 2000 (was #28,700)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #22,106Cebula1,171263,660
    #22,113Mansoor1,170263,885

    Who is named Chhay

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Chhay identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.2% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Chhay

    Chhay has the Soundex code C000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C000.

    Other Khmer surnames

    All 19 Khmer surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Chhay come from?
    From Khmer ឆាយ (chaay).
    How common is the surname Chhay?
    1,170 people in the United States had the surname Chhay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 263,885 Americans. It ranked 22,113th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chhay?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Chhay identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.2% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Chhay getting more or less common?
    More common. 781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,170 in 2010, up 50%.