Jelay Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Jelay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Jelay (30) may also be a first name.
Jelay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jelay is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jelay.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Jelay is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Jelay live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 30 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,647,673. In Iran Jelay is most frequent in: Khuzestan Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Iran this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 23 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Jelay
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