Sholay Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Sholay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 54 | 1:23,952 | 4,937 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Sholay (49) may also be a first name.
Sholay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sholay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sholay (Marathi: शोलाय, Russian: Шолай) is more commonly found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sholay? popularity and diffusion
Sholay is the 1,765,740th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name Sholay is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Sholay are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 49 people.
This last name is most widely held in Mauritius, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 23,952. In Mauritius it is most frequent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 100 percent are found. Other than Mauritius this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
Sholay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sholay has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sholay last name increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sholay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sholay in the Marathi language | ||
| शोलाय | solaya | - |
| Sholay in the Russian language | ||
| Шолай | solaj | - |
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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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- 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 Sholay
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