Nolayi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nolayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nolayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nolayi (30) may also be a first name.

Nolayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nolayi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nolayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Nolayi reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nolayi is also the 1,911,214th most common first name globally, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. Besides South Africa Nolayi exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 8 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nolai91280/
Nolay9119/
Nolaya83352/
Nolais83108/
Ngolai8335/
Nolaji8322/
Nalayi8321/
Noilay8317/
Noolai8310/
Ngolay838/
Notlai831/
Nolayo831/
Nollay831/
Nolyie831/
Noslay831/
Noulai831/
Noulay831/
Nolhai831/
Ngoloyi77182/
Noulyai77111/
Noulaye7727/
Ngoulai7723/
Naulayi774/
Ngalayi774/
Nollais772/
Nothlai771/
Nnalayi771/
Nouleyi771/
Nallayi771/
Ngolaya771/
Ngolaye771/
Ngolayo771/
Ngolaio771/
Nalai73377/
Nolie73169/
Nalay7398/
Noley7395/
Nolye7364/
Nolau7344/
Nolea7338/
Nolae738/
Noloy734/
Nolei732/
Nolaj731/
Nolaa731/
Noloi731/
Ngoulaye7188/
Nouhlaye718/
Gnoulaye713/
Noullaye711/
Ngolhaya711/
Ngnolaye711/
Nohlahia711/
Notley672,878/
Nolley671,849/
Ngalai67752/
Nollau67502/
Noliya67280/
Nollie67206/
Nalaya67158/
Ngnoulaye67125/
Noliye67100/
Ngolie6799/
Ngoloi6782/
Ngolau6760/
Nosley6758/
Nalayo6743/
Naulay6743/
Naslai6740/
Ngolui6736/
Ngolei6733/
Noulie6729/
Ngoloy6728/
Noilae6716/
Ngolea6716/
Nalaye6713/
Ngalay6712/
Natlai679/
Noleat677/
Nhalay676/
Noloya676/
Ngoley676/
Noleya675/
Nouley675/
Nnoley675/
Nallay674/
Noyloa674/
Nollea674/
Naloyi674/
Noulae673/
Nalais673/
Nalaiy673/
Nalaji673/
Naulai673/
Noloey672/
Nnolie672/
Gnoley672/
Nalaip672/
Nalait672/
Noyley672/
Nhalai672/
Naliai671/
Nallai671/
Naslay671/
Notlau671/
Noliyo671/
Nooley671/
Nahlay671/
Nnalai671/
Nalhai671/
Nooloi671/
Noleas671/
Noleja671/
Noleye671/
Nolloa671/
Noluis671/
Noluua671/
Noulaa671/
Noëlie671/
Nalaio671/
Nalajy671/
Naluyi671/
Ngoulajio671/
Nooloy671/
Nolohy670/

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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 Nolayi
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