Nallayan Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nallayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nallayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
India181:42,614,743461,117
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nallayan (31) may also be a first name.

Nallayan Last Name Facts

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

Nallayan (Marathi: ायान) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nallayan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Nallayan live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 31 people.

The last name Nallayan is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,017,042. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 45 percent are found, Negeri Sembilan, where 17 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent are found and Turkey, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalayan933/
Nalayang883/
Ngalayan881/
Nallajan881/
Nelayan8021/
Naliyan809/
Naleyan804/
Nalaian801/
Naluyan801/
Naloyan801/
Nalayon801/
Nalaain801/
Nolayan801/
Nalayam801/
Nallain801/
Nalajan801/
Nalleyn800/
Nallajam7541/
Ngaliyan7520/
Noelayan753/
Gnaliyan753/
Nallayem751/
Ngaleyan751/
Nalayong751/
Ngallawen7162/
Nalaun7134/
Nalean7113/
Nalaen711/
Nalain711/
Nalajam67179/
Naslain6723/
Nollain6721/
Nailaen679/
Nalaung672/
Nalehan671/
Nalohyn671/
Nallien671/
Nailain671/
Nollean671/
Nolayin671/
Neliyan671/
Nalojan671/
Neloyan671/
Nolajan671/

Nallayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nallayan in the Marathi language
ायानayana42.86
नाायनnaayana28.57
नाायानnaayana28.57

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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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  • 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 Nallayan
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