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 most common in Liberia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerlay? popularity and diffusion
Kerlay is the 1,338,236th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. Kerlay is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kerlay live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Kerlay is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 26,557. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 89 percent live, Maryland County, where 5 percent live and Montserrado County, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia Kerlay is found 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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