Elyay Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Elyay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 28 | 1:2,779,336 | 82,809 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
Elyay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elyay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elyay is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elyay? popularity and diffusion
Elyay is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Elyay live; 60 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,779,336. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 64 percent live, Bursa Province, where 32 percent live and Antalya Province, where 4 percent live. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live.
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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 Elyay
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