Alahay Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Alahay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 162 | 1:624,927 | 66,730 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Alahay (16) may also be a first name.
Alahay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alahay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alahay occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alahay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alahay is the 1,359,010th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. Alahay is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Alahay reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 16 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 624,927. In The Philippines Alahay is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 92 percent live, Caraga, where 4 percent live and Calabarzon, where 2 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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 Alahay
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