Swalay Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Swalay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Swalay (58) may also be a first name.
Swalay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swalay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swalay (Hindi: स्वालैय) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swalay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Swalay is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Swalay live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.
The surname Swalay is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 183,689. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 54 percent are found, Lofa County, where 33 percent are found and Bong County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swalay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swalay in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वालैय | svalaiya | - |
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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
- 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 Swalay
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