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 last name Himalay (Bengali: হিমালয়, Hindi: हिमालय, Marathi: िहमालय, Oriya: ହିମାଳୟ) is found most in Nepal. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Himalay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Himalay is the 835,661st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Himalay are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Himalay is also the 131,220th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 3,033 people.
The surname Himalay is most frequently held in Nepal, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 193,748. In Nepal it is primarily found in: Bagmati, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nepal this surname 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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