Calay Surname
Approximately 1,662 people bear this surname
Calay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 876 | 1:115,569 | 19,938 |
| Turkey | 388 | 1:200,571 | 14,739 |
| Belgium | 259 | 1:44,389 | 7,232 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Çalay (22) are calculated separately.
Calay (72) may also be a first name.
Calay Demographics
Average Calay Salary in
United States
$48,161 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Calay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Calay (Hindi: चलय) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can be found in the variant forms: Çalay. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Calay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 240,653rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,384,805 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Calay are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 72 people.
The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 876 people, or 1 in 115,569. In The Philippines Calay is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 20 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 19 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Calay occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 16 percent reside.
Calay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Calay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Calay last name expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Calay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Calay surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.
The amount Calay earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $48,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.58% more than the national average, earning $66,367 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Calay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Calay in the Hindi language | ||
| चलय | calaya | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Calay
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