Philay Surname
Approximately 497 people bear this surname
Philay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 496 | 1:1,546,503 | 57,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Philay (51) may also be a first name.
Philay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Philay (Hindi: फिलया) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Philay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 618,896th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Philay reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used forename internationally, held by 51 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 1,546,503. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 99 percent live and Haryana, where 1 percent live. Aside from India it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Philay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Philay in the Hindi language | ||
| फिलया | philaya | - |
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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 Philay
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