Lilay Surname
Approximately 3,081 people bear this surname
Lilay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| India | 155 | 1:4,948,809 | 124,489 |
| Philippines | 105 | 1:964,174 | 84,481 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lilay (8,085) may also be a first name.
Lilay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lilay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lilay (Hindi: लीले, Marathi: िललय, Oriya: ଲିଲୟ, Russian: Лилай) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lilay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 144,236th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,365,318 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Lilay are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 70,569th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 8,085 people.
The surname Lilay is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Outside of Ethiopia it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lilay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lilay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଲୟ | lilaya | - |
| Lilay in the Marathi language | ||
| िललय | ilalaya | 50 |
| िललाय | ilalaya | 25 |
| लीलय | lilaya | 25 |
| Lilay in the Hindi language | ||
| लीले | lile | 40 |
| लीलय | lilaya | 40 |
| लिलय | lilaya | 20 |
| Lilay in the Russian language | ||
| Лилай | lilaj | - |
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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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- 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 Lilay
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