Belay Surname
Approximately 298,260 people bear this surname
Belay Surname User-submission:
The surname Belay means 'in the top', 'head'.
Belay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 293,626 | 1:332 | 40 |
| United States | 1,064 | 1:340,657 | 30,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 827 | 1:11,079 | 1,387 |
| Russia | 543 | 1:265,420 | 27,801 |
| France | 382 | 1:173,881 | 27,071 |
| Kuwait | 260 | 1:14,618 | 1,974 |
| Indonesia | 252 | 1:524,798 | 42,627 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| Philippines | 125 | 1:809,906 | 77,188 |
| Argentina | 125 | 1:341,947 | 26,875 |
| Sweden | 96 | 1:102,570 | 7,427 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Slovakia | 58 | 1:92,008 | 17,690 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Kazakhstan | 48 | 1:368,385 | 29,407 |
| Eritrea | 36 | 1:131,997 | 149 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Czechia | 21 | 1:506,356 | 52,868 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Bélay (14) are calculated separately.
Belay (424,349) may also be a first name.
Belay Surname Meaning
Belay Demographics
Belay Political Affiliation
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Belay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Belay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻟﻲ, Hindi: बेलाय, Russian: Белай) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Bélay. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Belay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,837th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,434 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Belay live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Belay is also the 2,409th most prevalent first name globally, held by 424,349 people.
This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 293,626 people, or 1 in 332. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname is found in 75 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Belay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Belay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Belay surname rose 53,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Belay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Belay last name is principally Christian (55%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Belay last name are 42.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.19% registered with the political party.
The amount Belay earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning 353,917 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $43,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.53% less than the national average, earning $42,465 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Belay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Belay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺎﻟﻲ | abaly | - |
| Belay in the Hindi language | ||
| बेलाय | belaya | - |
| Belay in the Russian language | ||
| Белай | belaj | - |
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