Garlay Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Garlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 40 | 1:110,213 | 8,601 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Garlay (29) may also be a first name.
Garlay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garlay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garlay (Oriya: ଗାଲର୍ାୟ) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garlay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Garlay live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 29 people.
This last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 110,213. In Liberia Garlay is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 30 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 25 percent reside and Margibi County, where 23 percent reside. Beside Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garlay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garlay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଲର୍ାୟ | galaraya | - |
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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 Garlay
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