Cholay Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Cholay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Cholay (27) may also be a first name.
Cholay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cholay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cholay (Tibetan: ཆོས་ལེགས་) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cholay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,931,261st most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Cholay live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Cholay is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 772,357. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 43 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 31 percent are found and Grand Est, where 19 percent are found. Barring France Cholay is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cholay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cholay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆོས་ལེགས་ | chölek | 50 |
| ཆོས་ལས་ | chölé | 50 |
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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 Cholay
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