Qulay Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Qulay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qulay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Qulay (1,320) may also be a first name.

Qulay Last Name Facts

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

Qulay is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qulay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Qulay reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Qulay is also the 216,309th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 1,320 people.

The last name is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,363,015. Not including Somalia Qulay exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qula89374/
Quly892/
Qlay891/
Quillay831,501/
Quellay8310/
Qulayah831/
Qulla80196/
Gqula8025/
Qulha8018/
Qulia8011/
Qully805/
Qulya805/
Qusla803/
Quliy801/
Qulye801/
Qulah801/
Quley801/
Qulea801/
Qlayi801/
Qulap801/
Qulas801/
Qulai801/
Qla7512/
Qly754/
Quilla737,727/
Quella73670/
Quilly73178/
Quelly7357/
Qullah7326/
Qulaut7310/
Qulaha735/
Quliye734/
Qulais732/
Quglia731/
Qulaid731/
Qusley731/
Nkqula731/
Quloyo731/
Ncqula731/
Quckly730/
Clay6782,137/
Klay672,872/
Quilloy67976/
Quillas67965/
Qule67744/
Quli67400/
Quilley67185/
Quillia6774/
Quiolla6741/
Guellay6733/
Quelley6729/
Guillay6728/
Quellah6718/
Quillat6713/
Qlah675/
Qlad675/
Quellas673/
Gququla672/
Qlat672/
Qusliah672/
Quiella671/
Cqla671/
Qulliaj671/
Qlai671/
Qullath671/
Quilliy671/
Quellea671/
Quellia671/
Quillap671/
Quillai671/
Gqla671/
Qhly671/
Kqla671/
Gqly671/
Qlyz671/
Qlys671/
Qlyp671/
Qlyi671/
Qlye671/
Qlyd671/
Qlia671/
Qlhy671/
Qlha671/
Qlga671/
Qlea671/
Qlaa671/
Qcla671/
Quielly671/
Qlla671/
Qulj671/
Quckley670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Qulay
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis