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 most in Iran. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalayi? popularity and diffusion
Kalayi is the 122,089th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,944,383 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 365,707th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 532 people.
The last name Kalayi is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 2,091 people, or 1 in 36,720. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 11 percent are found and Qom Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Iran this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 15 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Kalayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kalayi surname is chiefly 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
- 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 Kalayi
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