Surname Махай (Machaj 
, Mahaj 
, Mahai 
) , in the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Махай is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Poland, where it is quite a rare surname, Slovakia, and Romania. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Poland, Tanzania, and India. Likewise, Махай is the forename as well as the last name.