Palaye Surname
Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname
Palaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| India | 742 | 1:1,033,781 | 43,247 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Palaye (165) may also be a first name.
Palaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palaye (Hindi: पलाये, Marathi: पालये, Oriya: ପାଳାେୟା) occurs more in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Palaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 227,600th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,089,532 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Palaye are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 712,876th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 165 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Chad, where it is carried by 963 people, or 1 in 14,114. Aside from Chad Palaye occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 42 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palaye in the Hindi language | ||
| पलाये | palaye | - |
| Palaye in the Marathi language | ||
| पालये | palaye | 79.13 |
| पलये | palaye | 13.47 |
| पलाये | palaye | 3.8 |
| पािलये | pailaye | 0.57 |
| पाळये | palaye | 0.57 |
| पालेय | paleya | 0.38 |
| पालथे | palathe | 0.19 |
| पालचे | palace | 0.19 |
| Palaye in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଳାେୟା | palaeya | 33.33 |
| ପଲାଏ | pala'e | 33.33 |
| ପାଳେୟ | paleya | 33.33 |
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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 Palaye
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