Alay Surname
Approximately 14,915 people bear this surname
Alay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 6,358 | 1:12,240 | 1,572 |
| Ecuador | 2,463 | 1:6,458 | 1,067 |
| Philippines | 2,397 | 1:42,235 | 6,694 |
| Guatemala | 942 | 1:17,073 | 1,468 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| India | 405 | 1:1,893,989 | 66,120 |
| Peru | 246 | 1:129,204 | 7,362 |
| Tanzania | 244 | 1:216,974 | 18,128 |
| Belarus | 168 | 1:56,554 | 9,609 |
| Russia | 157 | 1:917,981 | 72,573 |
| Spain | 130 | 1:359,631 | 20,401 |
| Palestine | 119 | 1:38,226 | 4,530 |
| United States | 115 | 1:3,151,817 | 182,069 |
| Niger | 79 | 1:242,937 | 7,779 |
| Chile | 66 | 1:266,916 | 7,921 |
| Indonesia | 65 | 1:2,034,603 | 127,068 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Venezuela | 36 | 1:839,002 | 13,477 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Andorra | 22 | 1:3,811 | 733 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| El Salvador | 20 | 1:317,194 | 2,462 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 19 | 1:314,350 | 27,488 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Cuba | 11 | 1:1,047,520 | 6,594 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Belize | 8 | 1:44,434 | 2,498 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Bhutan | 4 | 1:154,010 | 967 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Alay (3,314) may also be a first name.
Alay Demographics
Average Alay Salary in
United States
$34,338 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alay (Arabic: ليليى, Bengali: অলয়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻱ, Hindi: अलय, Marathi: आलय, Oriya: ଅଳୟ, Russian: Алай, Tibetan: ཨ་ལེ།) occurs most in Turkey. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 35,434th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 488,605 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Alay are found; 42 percent are found in West Asia and 38 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 124,214th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,314 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,358 people, or 1 in 12,240. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Sanliurfa Province, where 8 percent live and Ankara Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Alay is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 16 percent live.
Alay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alay last name rose 2,875 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Alay last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.
The amount Alay earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 28.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,770 per year; in United States they earn 20.42% less than the national average, earning $34,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.07% less than the national average, earning $43,684 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻼﻱ | lay | - |
| Alay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ལེ། | alé | - |
| Alay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଳୟ | alaya | 72.13 |
| ଅଲୟ | alaya | 12.3 |
| ଆଳୟ | alaya | 9.02 |
| ଅଳୟାଇଁ | alaya'im | 2.46 |
| ଆେଲ | aela | 1.64 |
| ଆଲୟ | alaya | 0.82 |
| ଆଲାୟ | alaya | 0.82 |
| Alay in the Bengali language | ||
| অলয় | alaya | 58.33 |
| আলয় | alaya | 41.67 |
| Alay in the Hindi language | ||
| अलय | alaya | 58.33 |
| आलय | alaya | 38.89 |
| अलाय | alaya | 2.78 |
| Alay in the Marathi language | ||
| आलय | alaya | 34.04 |
| अलय | alaya | 31.91 |
| आलाय | alaya | 17.02 |
| अलाय | alaya | 14.89 |
| आलंय | alanya | 2.13 |
| Alay in the Russian language | ||
| Алай | alaj | - |
| Alay in the Arabic language | ||
| ليليى | lylyy | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alay
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