Astray Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
Astray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 465 | 1:100,542 | 8,208 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Astray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Astray Come From? nationality or country of origin
Astray is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Astray? popularity and diffusion
The last name Astray is the 553,576th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Astray live; 81 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The last name Astray is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 465 people, or 1 in 100,542. In Spain it is most numerous in: Galicia, where 78 percent reside, Madrid, where 11 percent reside and Asturias, where 2 percent reside. Not including Spain Astray occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 9 percent reside and Uruguay, where 3 percent reside.
Astray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Astray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Astray surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Astray
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis