Family name Chpai (Chpai 
, Шпай 
) , around the world, is a very rare surname. The cognomen Chpai is characteristic of Ukraine, where it is a very rare surname, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. Much less frequently, Chpai is the forename as well as the last name.