Kerlay Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Kerlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 166 | 1:26,557 | 2,573 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Kerlay (13) may also be a first name.
Kerlay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerlay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kerlay (Russian: Керлай) is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerlay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,338,236th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. Kerlay occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kerlay reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.
It is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 26,557. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 89 percent live, Maryland County, where 5 percent live and Montserrado County, where 5 percent live. Beside Liberia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerlay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerlay in the Russian language | ||
| Керлай | kerlaj | - |
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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 Kerlay
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