Semalai Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Semalai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Semalai (22) may also be a first name.
Semalai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semalai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semalai (Marathi: सेमालाई, Oriya: େସମଲାଇ) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semalai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Semalai is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Semalai live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Semalai is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Semalai is most numerous in: Negeri Sembilan, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semalai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semalai in the Oriya language | ||
| େସମଲାଇ | esamala'i | - |
| Semalai in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमालाई | semala'i | - |
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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 Semalai
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