Giray is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Giray
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The family name is a variant of Gurry. Descendant of Gurie or Guris meaning "rich, powerful".

The family name is the form of Curry. Grandson of Corra meaning "spear"; one who came from Curry, the name of several places in England.

Surname is variant form of Currey. Three parishes in Somerset are called Curry. See, however, Currie and Corrie.

How popular is Giray?

Giray is common in Philippines, Turkey, Tanzania, India, Saudi Arabia.

Giray is ranked 42777 on our list.

Giray is quite popular family name mostly used in Philippines while Northern Cyprus is ahead in terms of density. Around 12185 people have been found who wears Giray as their family name. Giray is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Giray:
1,765 Philippines6,413
2,087 Turkey4,528
Countries with hundreds of Giray:
10,862 Tanzania469
93,234 India242
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
81,414 Germany63
314,624 United States54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,694 Northern Cyprus44
72,927 England31
182,981 France28
22,464 Finland18
45,338 Sweden16
40,624 Switzerland14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
350,626 Brazil10
205,175 Canada9
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
55,922 Qatar6

Giray Namesakes

  • Devlet I Giray, khan of the Crimean Khanate during whose long reign the khanate rose to the pinnacle of its power
  • İslâm III Giray, — a khan of the Crimean Khanate
  • Mehmed IV Giray, — a khan of the Crimean Khanate
  • Adil Giray, was khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666 to 1671
  • Hacı I Giray, founder and the first ruler of the Crimean Khanate
  • Safa Giray, Turkish civil engineer and politician
  • Meñli I Giray, 'khan' of the Crimean Khanate and the sixth son of Hacı I Giray

Giray Namesakes

  • Devlet I Giray, khan of the Crimean Khanate during whose long reign the khanate rose to the pinnacle of its power
  • İslâm III Giray, — a khan of the Crimean Khanate
  • Mehmed IV Giray, — a khan of the Crimean Khanate
  • Adil Giray, was khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666 to 1671
  • Hacı I Giray, founder and the first ruler of the Crimean Khanate
  • Safa Giray, Turkish civil engineer and politician
  • Meñli I Giray, 'khan' of the Crimean Khanate and the sixth son of Hacı I Giray

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