Gülay Surname

78,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gülay Surname User-submission:

Origin: Ukraine, Poland, Czech and Slovak, Hungary.

Meaning: cattle.

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Gülay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,1451:12,6641,622
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Northern Cyprus321:9,9692,519
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Gulay (4,007) are calculated separately.

Gülay (132,752) may also be a first name.

Gülay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Origin: Ukraine, Poland, Czech and Slovak, Hungary.

Meaning: cattle.

  • Catharina Gula - 1739
  • Ludwig Gula - 1742
  • Martinus Gula - 1718
  • Paulus Gula - 1717
  • Maria Gula - 1700
  • Jacob Gula - 1650
  • Erhard Ordenen Gula - 1619
- mikeydino

Gülay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gülay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gülay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ, Hindi: गुले, Marathi: गुलाय, Tibetan: མགུ་ལེགས།) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Gulay. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 78,304th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,168,063 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Gülay reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 7,851st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 132,752 people.

The surname Gülay is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 6,145 people, or 1 in 12,664. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Trabzon Province, where 14 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Turkey it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.

Gülay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gülay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulay934,007/
Gülyay9123/
Güla893/
Golay804,413/
Gilay80981/
Güley80883/
Gülap80675/
Gülly8035/
Gutlay732,921/
Gulaya731,022/
Goulay73692/
Gulayi73651/
Gulyay73528/
Gilayo73372/
Gholay73262/
Gulayd73248/
Gilayi73202/
Gaulay73160/
Gollay73141/
Gülyap7374/
Gulaay7360/
Golaya7355/
Gullay7349/
Golaay7325/
Gulaye7325/
Gilaye7322/
Golaye7321/
Gulajy7319/
Goelay739/
Gilaya737/
Ngulay735/
Gilayu735/
Golajy734/
Golayo732/
Ghulay732/
Gulays732/
Gulhay731/
Goolay731/
Gülhau731/
Gülhuy731/
Guulay731/
Gilhay731/
Gulaiy730/
Gola6744,143/
Gula6715,486/
Gila679,056/
Goly677,065/
Güli67374/
Ghuilay67311/
Güle67251/
Gülağız67131/
Goulayo67111/
Gülyağı67100/
Guly6795/
Goliayi6725/
Goulaye6723/
Gulajiy6723/
Gullaya6714/
Gilayeh6712/
Gulayad675/
Gilayee675/
Ngulaya674/
Gujlayi673/
Gaulayi673/
Gaulayo672/
Ngulaye671/
Goulaya671/
Góla671/
Ghulayi671/
Gholaye671/
Gholayi671/
Ghulayo671/
Goolaay671/
Gulayaz671/
Gollaya671/
Gullaye670/

Gülay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gülay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻼﻱklay-
Gülay in the Marathi language
गुलायgulaya-
Gülay in the Tibetan language
མགུ་ལེགས།gulek50
གུ་ལེགས།gulek50
Gülay in the Hindi language
गुलेgule35.29
गुलायgulaya29.41
गुलयाgulaya23.53
गुलयgulaya5.88
गूलायgulaya5.88

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