Gilai Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Gilai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Gilai (373) may also be a first name.
Gilai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gilai (Hindi: गिलई, Marathi: िगलाई, Oriya: ଗିଲାଇ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,666,404th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Gilai are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 39 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gilai is also the 449,413th most frequent first name globally It is held by 373 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea Gilai is most prevalent in: Madang, where 45 percent live, National Capital District, where 32 percent live and Central, where 13 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gilai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gilai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିଲାଇ | gila'i | - |
| Gilai in the Hindi language | ||
| गिलई | gila'i | 83.78 |
| गिलाई | gila'i | 16.22 |
| Gilai in the Marathi language | ||
| िगलाई | igala'i | 66.67 |
| िगलई | igala'i | 33.33 |
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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 Gilai
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