Eglay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Eglay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Eglay (723) may also be a first name.
Eglay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eglay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eglay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻼﻱ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Eglay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Eglay occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Eglay reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Eglay is also the 306,882nd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 723 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Eglay is mostly concentrated in: Kericho County, where 80 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 20 percent reside. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eglay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eglay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻼﻱ | aklay | - |
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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 Eglay
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