Islay Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Islay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 1:191,330 | 5,833 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Islay (607) may also be a first name.
Islay Demographics
Average Islay Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Islay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Islay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Islay (Arabic: ايسلاي, Hindi: इस्लाय, Marathi: लाय) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Islay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,661,929th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Islay are found; 30 percent are found in South Asia and 30 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Islay is also the 339,191st most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 607 people.
Islay is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Islay is mostly found in: Assam, where 63 percent live, Bihar, where 19 percent live and Jharkhand, where 6 percent live. Not including India this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Islay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Islay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Islay last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Islay Last Name Statistics demography
Islay earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Islay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Islay in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्लाय | islaya | - |
| Islay in the Marathi language | ||
| लाय | laya | - |
| Islay in the Arabic language | ||
| ايسلاي | ayslay | - |
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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 Islay
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