Charlay Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Charlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Charlay (35) may also be a first name.
Charlay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charlay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Charlay is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Charlay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Charlay is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Charlay is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Charlay reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common given name at a global level, held by 35 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 176,341. In Liberia Charlay is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 72 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 20 percent reside and Margibi County, where 4 percent reside. Beside Liberia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Charlay
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