Meelay Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Meelay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
Meelay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meelay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meelay is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meelay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meelay is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Meelay live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Tai-Asia.
The surname is most common in Thailand, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand Meelay is primarily concentrated in: Chiang Rai Province, where 50 percent live and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 50 percent live. Other than Thailand this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Myanmar, where 25 percent live.
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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 Meelay
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