Kelay Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Kelay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Kelay (117) may also be a first name.
Kelay Demographics
Average Kelay Salary in
England
£23,848
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Kelay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻱ, Hindi: केलय, Marathi: केलय) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 860,770th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kelay are found; 49 percent are found in North Africa and 48 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Kelay is also the 864,112th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 117 people.
It is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Beside Egypt this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Kelay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kelay has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kelay last name rose 1,975 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻱ | klay | - |
| Kelay in the Marathi language | ||
| केलय | kelaya | 66.67 |
| काेलय | kaelaya | 33.33 |
| Kelay in the Hindi language | ||
| केलय | kelaya | 60 |
| केलाया | kelaya | 20 |
| केलाय | kelaya | 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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- 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 Kelay
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