Molaya Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Molaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 122 | 1:247,574 | 6,160 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Molaya (188) may also be a first name.
Molaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Molaya (Marathi: मोळया, Oriya: ମଳୟ, Russian: Молая) has its highest incidence in Venezuela. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Molaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Molaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,415,499th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Molaya is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Molaya are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 663,277th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 188 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Venezuela, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 247,574. In Venezuela it is mostly concentrated in: Zulia, where 89 percent live, Capital District, where 7 percent live and Miranda, where 2 percent live. Beside Venezuela this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 11 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Molaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Molaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଳୟ | malaya | - |
| Molaya in the Marathi language | ||
| मोळया | molaya | - |
| Molaya in the Russian language | ||
| Молая | molaa | - |
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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 Molaya
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