Elay Surname
Approximately 1,632 people bear this surname
Elay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 983 | 1:8,706 | 1,357 |
| Turkey | 219 | 1:355,349 | 22,304 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Philippines | 142 | 1:712,945 | 71,974 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Elay (16,389) may also be a first name.
Elay Demographics
Average Elay Salary in
United States
$29,726 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elay (Marathi: इॅलाय, Oriya: ଏଲୟ, Russian: Элай, Tibetan: ཨེ་ལེགས་) is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elay is the 244,182nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,465,408 people. Elay is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Elay are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 43,674th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 16,389 people.
This last name is most common in Israel, where it is held by 983 people, or 1 in 8,706. In Israel Elay is most common in: Central District, where 34 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 28 percent live and Southern District, where 16 percent live. Beside Israel it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 13 percent live and Somalia, where 12 percent live.
Elay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Elay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elay last name rose 825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Elay Last Name Statistics demography
Elay earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.11% less than the national average, earning $29,726 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨེ་ལེགས་ | élek | - |
| Elay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲୟ | elaya | - |
| Elay in the Marathi language | ||
| इॅलाय | ielaya | - |
| Elay in the Russian language | ||
| Элай | elaj | - |
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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 Elay
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