Alaya Surname
Approximately 5,937 people bear this surname
Alaya Surname User-submission:
Alaya are Muslim families, prominent in Beirut and Damascus. It is one of the Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, who took over the emirate of its members, and were given the title of Prince. The family is known throughout history as the firewood Allaya, which confirms that the two families: firewood and Allaya, from the roots of family and assets of one; based on the Sharia court records in Beirut.
Read More About This SurnameAlaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 1,725 | 1:18,426 | 2,218 |
| Nigeria | 845 | 1:209,636 | 12,466 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Syria | 533 | 1:36,212 | 2,216 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Tunisia | 230 | 1:2,655 | 342 |
| Russia | 229 | 1:629,358 | 54,964 |
| Argentina | 174 | 1:245,652 | 19,922 |
| India | 166 | 1:4,620,876 | 119,070 |
| Spain | 155 | 1:301,626 | 18,150 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United States | 123 | 1:2,946,821 | 172,836 |
| Mexico | 94 | 1:1,320,492 | 15,209 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| El Salvador | 54 | 1:117,479 | 1,718 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Colombia | 31 | 1:1,541,099 | 10,974 |
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Belarus | 28 | 1:339,324 | 36,540 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Jordan | 24 | 1:368,435 | 11,926 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Lebanon | 16 | 1:352,318 | 10,901 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
Alaya (7,255) may also be a first name.
Alaya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Alaya are Muslim families, prominent in Beirut and Damascus. It is one of the Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, who took over the emirate of its members, and were given the title of Prince. The family is known throughout history as the firewood Allaya, which confirms that the two families: firewood and Allaya, from the roots of family and assets of one; based on the Sharia court records in Beirut. The family has contributed throughout history many Muslim conquests in Egypt and the Levant, European and Asian countries. It is important to say that Allaya City, a coastal city in Asia Minor on the Mediterranean have been attributed to them, or attributed to, and back to the founding of Prince Aladdin Seljuk in 1220 AD. For this we see that the family Allaya clearly emerged in the covenants of the Mamluk and Ottoman periods, especially in the Levant, including Damascus and Beirut. Of Saleh Bin Yahya has pointed out in his book ((Date of Beirut)) p. 32, to the city of Alaya said: ((I went Altamierh mentioned to Alaya, did not appreciate it, so I went from there to Tripoli)).Amir Haider Shehabi also pointed out in his book ((gharar Hassan) c) 3 S785-787 to the town of Allaya saying: This year (ie 1242 AH / 1826 AD) attended or order the removal of Ali Pasha Assaad mandate Tripoli and head to the town of Allaya ... and went and she accompanies him Alomra House Ruslan, who was chased from the country's Emir Bechir)).
- wisam123Alaya Demographics
Average Alaya Salary in
United States
$35,624 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alaya (Bengali: আলেয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻋﻠﻴﻪ, Hindi: अलय, Marathi: आलया, Oriya: ଅଳୟ, Russian: Алая) is found most frequently in Peru. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 81,751st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,227,480 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Alaya are found; 33 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Andean South America. Alaya is also the 75,824th most common first name globally. It is borne by 7,255 people.
Alaya is most widely held in Peru, where it is borne by 1,725 people, or 1 in 18,426. In Peru it is most numerous in: Cajamarca Region, where 53 percent reside, Lima Province, where 20 percent reside and Junín Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Peru this surname occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside.
Alaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Alaya surname is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Alaya surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Alaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.6% less than the national average, earning 209,049 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,326 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.85% more than the national average, earning $27,662,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning $35,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.06% less than the national average, earning $35,246 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻋﻠﻴﻪ | alyh | - |
| Alaya in the Hindi language | ||
| अलय | alaya | 70.91 |
| आलया | alaya | 7.27 |
| अलाया | alaya | 7.27 |
| आलय | alaya | 5.45 |
| अलया | alaya | 5.45 |
| अळाय | alaya | 3.64 |
| Alaya in the Bengali language | ||
| আলেয়া | aleya | 70 |
| অলয়া | alaya | 20 |
| আলয়া | alaya | 10 |
| Alaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଳୟ | alaya | 42.86 |
| ଆଳୟ | alaya | 14.29 |
| ଅଲାୟା | alaya | 14.29 |
| ଆଲାୟା | alaya | 10.71 |
| ଆଲୟା | alaya | 8.93 |
| ଅଲୟା | alaya | 3.57 |
| ଅଲୟ | alaya | 1.79 |
| Alaya in the Marathi language | ||
| आलया | alaya | 42.62 |
| अलया | alaya | 24.59 |
| आळया | alaya | 18.03 |
| अजय | ajaya | 3.28 |
| अलाया | alaya | 3.28 |
| अिलाया | ailaya | 1.64 |
| एलाया | elaya | 1.64 |
| आलाया | alaya | 1.64 |
| अलय | alaya | 1.64 |
| Alaya in the Russian language | ||
| Алая | alaa | - |
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