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
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Alay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alay (Arabic: ليليى, Bengali: অলয়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻱ, Hindi: अलय, Marathi: आलय, Oriya: ଅଳୟ, Russian: Алай, Tibetan: ཨ་ལེ།) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,434th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 488,605 people. The last name Alay is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Alay live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 38 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Alay is also the 124,214th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,314 people.
The surname Alay is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 6,358 people, or 1 in 12,240. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 8 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Turkey it is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 16 percent are found.
Alay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence 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 holding the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Alay surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% 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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- 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 Alay
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