Sholai Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Sholai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 144 | 1:533,212 | 30,936 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Sholai (33) may also be a first name.
Sholai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sholai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sholai (Hindi: शोलई, Marathi: शोलाई) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sholai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sholai? popularity and diffusion
Sholai is the 1,244,200th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Sholai is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sholai live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 33 people.
The surname Sholai is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 533,212. In Iran Sholai is primarily concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 63 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 23 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sholai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sholai in the Hindi language | ||
| शोलई | sola'i | - |
| Sholai in the Marathi language | ||
| शोलाई | sola'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 Sholai
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