Kalayi Surname
Approximately 3,748 people bear this surname
Kalayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,091 | 1:36,720 | 4,332 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| India | 351 | 1:2,185,371 | 72,925 |
| Zambia | 309 | 1:51,294 | 4,808 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| Uganda | 82 | 1:476,089 | 27,837 |
| Kenya | 54 | 1:855,183 | 32,488 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Kalayi (532) may also be a first name.
Kalayi Demographics
Kalayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalayi (Hindi: कालयिा, Marathi: कालयी) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 122,089th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,944,383 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Kalayi are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kalayi is also the 365,707th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 532 people.
The last name Kalayi is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 2,091 people, or 1 in 36,720. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent live, Mazandaran Province, where 11 percent live and Qom Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 15 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Kalayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalayi in the Marathi language | ||
| कालयी | kalayi | - |
| Kalayi in the Hindi language | ||
| कालयिा | kalayia | 60 |
| कलायी | kalayi | 20 |
| कलयिा | kalayia | 20 |
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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 Kalayi
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