Ilaya Surname
Approximately 6,081 people bear this surname
Ilaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,998 | 1:88,660 | 6,189 |
| DR Congo | 1,744 | 1:42,362 | 5,172 |
| Philippines | 1,621 | 1:62,454 | 10,582 |
| India | 365 | 1:2,101,549 | 71,002 |
| Bolivia | 227 | 1:46,768 | 2,622 |
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Ilaya (2,239) may also be a first name.
Ilaya Demographics
Ilaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ilaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ilaya (Arabic: يلايا, Hindi: िलया, Marathi: इलया, Oriya: ଇଳାୟା, Russian: Илая) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 80,144th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,198,412 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ilaya are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 157,923rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 2,239 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,998 people, or 1 in 88,660. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 71 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 27 percent reside.
Ilaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ilaya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ilaya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ilaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ilaya in the Hindi language | ||
| िलया | ilaya | 94.12 |
| िलय | ilaya | 5.88 |
| Ilaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଳାୟା | ilaya | 50 |
| ଇଲାୟା | ilaya | 50 |
| Ilaya in the Marathi language | ||
| इलया | ilaya | 43.75 |
| इलाया | ilaya | 31.25 |
| ईलया | ilaya | 18.75 |
| िहलया | ihalaya | 3.13 |
| िअलया | i'alaya | 3.13 |
| Ilaya in the Russian language | ||
| Илая | ilaa | - |
| Ilaya in the Arabic language | ||
| يلايا | ylaya | - |
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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 Ilaya
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