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 surname Ghalay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ, Hindi: घले, Tibetan: ག་ལེགས།) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ghalay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghalay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 236,109th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,279,240 people. The last name Ghalay is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghalay live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 162 people.
The surname Ghalay is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 883 people, or 1 in 868,704. In India Ghalay is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 85 percent are found, Assam, where 6 percent are found and Sikkim, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Bhutan, where 46 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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
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