Nalaiya Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nalaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India51:153,413,076951,030
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Nalaiya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nalaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nalaiya (Bengali: নালাইয়া, Marathi: नलैया) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalaiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nalaiya reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Nalaiya is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Nalaiya is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 75 percent are found, Pahang, where 13 percent are found and Perak, where 13 percent are found. Besides Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nallaiya9316/
Nalaiyah932/
Nallaiyah8812/
Ngalaiyah8811/
Nagliya8658/
Nalayya8621/
Nelaiya861/
Naloiya861/
Naliyaa861/
Nallayya8022/
Neelaiya804/
Nalaaiad801/
Nallaaia801/
Nalaea772/
Naljay771/
Ngalhya719/
Nalihay714/
Noloiya713/
Nalujya712/
Nalaaut711/
Nelayao711/
Naluyao711/
Nalauas711/
Najlaau711/
Nalao671,327/
Nalea6717/
Nalja675/
Nalujjya672/

Nalaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalaiya in the Bengali language
নালাইয়াnala'iya-
Nalaiya in the Marathi language
नलैयाnalaiya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nalaiya
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