Amlay Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Amlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Niger551:348,94610,096
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Amlay (21) may also be a first name.

Amlay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amlay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Amlay (Hindi: अमलय) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amlay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Amlay live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

The last name Amlay is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 336,507. In South Africa Amlay is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 93 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live. Outside of South Africa Amlay is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 24 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Amlay Last Name Statistics demography

Amlay earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.17% more than the national average, earning R 297,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amlaye9146/
Amlaya9114/
Amlaay9113/
Hamlay914/
Amlayo912/
Amla892,225/
Amly89472/
Hamlayi832/
Hamlaay831/
Hamlaya831/
Hamla803,716/
Hamly803,024/
Gamla80711/
Amlas80514/
Amloy80377/
Amlah80306/
Amlia80198/
Anlay80180/
Emlay80157/
Amley80126/
Amlai8073/
Amlat8040/
Aimla8036/
Amlla8024/
Amlau8018/
Amlya8013/
Aamla808/
Gamly806/
Amlad806/
Aemla804/
Atmla803/
Ammla803/
Amlea803/
Amlaz802/
Ajmla802/
Eamla801/
Amlae801/
Aumla801/
Omlay801/
Amliy801/
Asmla801/
Amhly801/
Amlaa801/
Hamlat735,423/
Hamley731,638/
Amella731,593/
Hamlah73647/
Hamlha73385/
Amlass73385/
Hamlyi73242/
Hamlai73190/
Gamley73123/
Hamloy73114/
Amlaji73109/
Ainlay73104/
Hanlay7398/
Amlaha7379/
Amilla7364/
Hamlia7357/
Ganlay7344/
Amliya7321/
Omlayo7321/
Hamlla7316/
Amilly7316/
Amlais7316/
Aumloy7316/
Amlash7315/
Aimela7314/
Ajmela7311/
Gamlia7310/
Amllah7310/
Amelly739/
Gamlai739/
Amlaia738/
Anlaye734/
Gamliy733/
Amleye733/
Amlija733/
Hamlau732/
Gammla732/
Anlaya732/
Aamlha732/
Hamnla732/
Hamlad732/
Amlach731/
Aimley731/
Hamlys731/
Hammla731/
Ahmlat731/
Anılay731/
Anlayi731/
Haimla731/
Gamhla731/
Eamloy731/
Amylly731/
Amliia731/
Gamlya731/
Hamlaa731/
Aynlay730/
Ahmley730/
Hemlay730/
Amle6716,656/
Gamilla672,427/
Amellah671,387/
Amli671,357/
Gamella67693/
Amellia67530/
Anla67359/
Amellas67349/
Amillat67252/
Omla67212/
Hamilla67206/
Gamlhau67200/
Emla67152/
Anlayiş67111/
Amillah6787/
Amellya6773/
Anly6742/
Hamelly6741/
Amliyah6738/
Amlé6723/
Hammley6722/
Hamella6720/
Amillia6719/
Amillas6710/
Amlijah679/
Haimela679/
Hamloha677/
Eamelia676/
Hamlatt676/
Hamilly674/
Attemla673/
Eammela673/
Hamlohy673/
Gamliya673/
Amiella673/
Atmella673/
Hamliya673/
Asmlash672/
Hamnley672/
Hamlaji672/
Ganlayo672/
Ganlaya672/
Heamlha672/
Eamilly671/
Gamlgau671/
Gammlla671/
Haimley671/
Hamllia671/
Gomlaye671/
Aamliya671/
Amlajad671/
Ammella671/
Ammilla671/
Ahmella671/
Omly671/
Hamllat671/
Hgammla671/
Gamloja671/
Aimelia671/
Ahamlad671/
Ameella671/
Amlajih671/
Amlè671/
Oomlayo671/
Hammlai671/
Haymela671/
Anlayie671/
Gamlaha671/
Oumlauy671/
Amyllia671/
Amlj671/
Heamhla671/
Hamlach670/
Heamley670/

Amlay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amlay in the Hindi language
अमलयamalaya-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amlay
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