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 has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Alahay.
How Common Is The Last Name Alahay? popularity and diffusion
Alahay is the 1,359,010th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Alahay live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Alahay is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 624,927. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 92 percent reside, Caraga, where 4 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 2 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
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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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