Ghelay Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Ghelay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
Ghelay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghelay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghelay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ghelay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghelay? popularity and diffusion
Ghelay is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Ghelay live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Ghelay is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is primarily found in: Uttarkhand, where 86 percent reside, Assam, where 7 percent reside and Gujarat, where 7 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 32 percent reside and Algeria, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghelay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghelay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻱ | klay | - |
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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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