Kelayan Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Kelayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kelayan (12) may also be a first name.
Kelayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelayan (Russian: Келаян) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kelayan reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kelayan is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,340,647. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 77 percent are found, Selangor, where 14 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelayan in the Russian language | ||
| Келаян | kelaan | - |
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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 Kelayan
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