Himalay Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Himalay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 147 | 1:193,748 | 2,896 |
| Philippines | 120 | 1:843,652 | 78,842 |
| Turkey | 31 | 1:2,510,368 | 78,475 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Himalay (3,033) may also be a first name.
Himalay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Himalay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Himalay (Bengali: হিমালয়, Hindi: हिमालय, Marathi: िहमालय, Oriya: ହିମାଳୟ) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Himalay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Himalay is the 835,661st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Himalay live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 131,220th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 3,033 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nepal, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 193,748. In Nepal Himalay is mostly found in: Bagmati, where 100 percent live. Beside Nepal this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 36 percent live and Turkey, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Himalay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Himalay in the Bengali language | ||
| হিমালয় | himalaya | - |
| Himalay in the Hindi language | ||
| हिमालय | himalaya | 99.43 |
| हीमालय | himalaya | 0.28 |
| हिमालाय | himalaya | 0.28 |
| Himalay in the Marathi language | ||
| िहमालय | ihamalaya | 95.71 |
| हीमालय | himalaya | 1.84 |
| िहमालाय | ihamalaya | 1.23 |
| Himalay in the Oriya language | ||
| ହିମାଳୟ | himalaya | 89.61 |
| ହିମାଲୟ | himalaya | 9.09 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Himalay
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