Molaye Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Molaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 45 | 1:28,743 | 5,603 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Molaye (119) may also be a first name.
Molaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Molaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﻻﻱ, Marathi: मोळये) is held by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Molaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Molaye is the 1,817,111th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Molaye are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. Molaye is also the 856,040th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 119 people.
This surname is most widespread in Mauritius, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 28,743. In Mauritius Molaye is primarily found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 96 percent live, Grand Port District, where 2 percent live and Rivière Noire District, where 2 percent live. Excluding Mauritius this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 12 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Molaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Molaye in the Marathi language | ||
| मोळये | molaye | - |
| Molaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﻻﻱ | mwlay | 58.33 |
| ﻣﻼﻱ | mlay | 36.11 |
| ﻣﻮﻻﻯ | mwlay | 5.56 |
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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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