Jalay Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Jalay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jalay (343) may also be a first name.
Jalay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jalay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jalay (Hindi: जलय, Marathi: जलाय, Oriya: ଜଳୟ, Tibetan: ཇཱ་ལས་) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jalay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jalay is the 1,343,156th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Jalay reside; 34 percent reside in West Asia and 28 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 471,283rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 343 people.
The surname Jalay is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,946,889. In The Philippines Jalay is most numerous in: Northern Mindanao, where 52 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 25 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 28 percent reside and India, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jalay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jalay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜଳୟ | jalaya | - |
| Jalay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇཱ་ལས་ | jalé | 66.67 |
| བྱ་ལས། | jalé | 33.33 |
| Jalay in the Marathi language | ||
| जलाय | jalaya | 40 |
| जालाय | jalaya | 20 |
| जालय | jalaya | 20 |
| जलय | jalaya | 20 |
| Jalay in the Hindi language | ||
| जलय | jalaya | 27.27 |
| जालया | jalaya | 27.27 |
| जलया | jalaya | 18.18 |
| जालय | jalaya | 18.18 |
| जलाय | jalaya | 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
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- 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 Jalay
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