Alayi Surname
Approximately 5,538 people bear this surname
Alayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 4,620 | 1:1,569 | 163 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Nigeria | 185 | 1:957,528 | 40,908 |
| Uganda | 138 | 1:282,893 | 20,096 |
| Turkey | 62 | 1:1,255,184 | 52,483 |
| Iran | 39 | 1:1,968,783 | 70,616 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 20 | 1:482,456 | 9,378 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Alayi (263) may also be a first name.
Alayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alayi (Hindi: अलायी, Marathi: आलायी, Oriya: ଆଲାୟୀ, Russian: Алайи) occurs more in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 86,950th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,315,917 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Alayi live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 548,616th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 263 people.
The last name is most common in Togo, where it is carried by 4,620 people, or 1 in 1,569. Beside Togo Alayi is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alayi in the Hindi language | ||
| अलायी | alayi | - |
| Alayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲାୟୀ | alayi | - |
| Alayi in the Marathi language | ||
| आलायी | alayi | 80 |
| अलायी | alayi | 20 |
| Alayi in the Russian language | ||
| Алайи | alaji | - |
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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 Alayi
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