Salay Surname
Approximately 8,959 people bear this surname
Salay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 3,391 | 1:4,743 | 660 |
| Indonesia | 958 | 1:138,047 | 13,716 |
| Liberia | 764 | 1:5,770 | 701 |
| United States | 673 | 1:538,572 | 44,670 |
| Philippines | 634 | 1:159,682 | 26,308 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Russia | 330 | 1:436,737 | 41,440 |
| Niger | 301 | 1:63,761 | 2,959 |
| India | 221 | 1:3,470,884 | 98,993 |
| Czechia | 186 | 1:57,169 | 9,599 |
| Slovakia | 159 | 1:33,563 | 6,063 |
| Nigeria | 139 | 1:1,274,408 | 50,756 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Iraq | 89 | 1:393,502 | 7,096 |
| Turkey | 51 | 1:1,525,910 | 59,107 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Belarus | 29 | 1:327,623 | 35,686 |
| Ukraine | 27 | 1:1,686,026 | 128,013 |
| Venezuela | 25 | 1:1,208,163 | 17,203 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Salay (1,824) may also be a first name.
Salay Demographics
Average Salay Salary in
United States
$42,486 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻼﻱ, Hindi: सलाय, Marathi: सलाय, Oriya: ସାଲାୟ, Russian: Салай) is found in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 56,574th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 813,433 people. The surname Salay is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Salay reside; 38 percent reside in Central America and 38 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Salay is also the 178,669th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 1,824 people.
It is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is borne by 3,391 people, or 1 in 4,743. In Guatemala Salay is most numerous in: Guatemala Department, where 70 percent reside, Sacatepéquez Department, where 29 percent reside and Chimaltenango Department, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Guatemala this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Liberia, where 9 percent reside.
Salay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Salay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salay last name expanded 33,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Salay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Salay surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Salay earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $42,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $46,940 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻼﻱ | alslay | - |
| Salay in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲାୟ | salaya | 61.4 |
| ସାଲୟ | salaya | 21.05 |
| ସଲୟ | salaya | 5.26 |
| ସଲାୟ | salaya | 3.51 |
| ଶାଲାୟ | salaya | 1.75 |
| ସାଲାଇ | sala'i | 1.75 |
| ସଳୟ | salaya | 1.75 |
| ସେଲ | sela | 1.75 |
| Salay in the Marathi language | ||
| सलाय | salaya | 39.13 |
| सालय | salaya | 34.78 |
| सलय | salaya | 26.09 |
| Salay in the Hindi language | ||
| सलाय | salaya | 33.33 |
| सालय | salaya | 22.22 |
| सलय | salaya | 22.22 |
| शलय | salaya | 11.11 |
| शीला | sila | 11.11 |
| Salay in the Russian language | ||
| Салай | salaj | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salay
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