Ghalay Surname
Approximately 1,703 people bear this surname
Ghalay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 883 | 1:868,704 | 38,106 |
| Bhutan | 781 | 1:789 | 99 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ghalay (162) may also be a first name.
Ghalay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghalay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghalay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ, Hindi: घले, Tibetan: ག་ལེགས།) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghalay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 236,109th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,279,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghalay are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 162 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 883 people, or 1 in 868,704. In India Ghalay is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 85 percent live, Assam, where 6 percent live and Sikkim, where 4 percent live. Not including India Ghalay occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Bhutan, where 46 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghalay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghalay in the Hindi language | ||
| घले | ghale | - |
| Ghalay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ག་ལེགས། | galek | 73.85 |
| ག་ལེ། | galé | 24.8 |
| དགེ་ལེགས། | gelek | 0.27 |
| དགེ་ལེགས་ | gelek | 0.27 |
| དགའ་ལེགས། | galek | 0.27 |
| དགའ་ལེགས་ | galek | 0.27 |
| གཱ་ལེ། | galé | 0.27 |
| Ghalay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻱ | klay | 60 |
| ﻗﻼﻯ | qlay | 40 |
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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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- 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 Ghalay
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