Valai Surname
Approximately 1,384 people bear this surname
Valai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 682 | 1:112,584 | 10,702 |
| India | 496 | 1:1,546,503 | 57,653 |
| Greece | 93 | 1:119,138 | 20,020 |
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
The alternate forms: Valaî (1) & Valaï (1) are calculated separately.
Valai (758) may also be a first name.
Valai Demographics
Average Valai Salary in
United States
$49,696 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Valai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Valai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻟﻲ, Hindi: वलई, Marathi: वलई) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Valaî or Valaï. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Valai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Valai is the 279,323rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,265,568 people. The last name Valai occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Valai reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 298,355th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 758 people.
The surname Valai is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 112,584. In Iran Valai is most common in: Tehran Province, where 29 percent are found, Hamadan Province, where 25 percent are found and Qom Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent are found and Greece, where 7 percent are found.
Valai Last Name Statistics demography
Valai earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻟﻲ | faly | - |
| Valai in the Hindi language | ||
| वलई | vala'i | 69.52 |
| वलाई | vala'i | 21.9 |
| वलइ | vala'i | 4.76 |
| वलाइ | vala'i | 1.9 |
| वालाी | valai | 0.95 |
| वलाी | valai | 0.95 |
| Valai in the Marathi language | ||
| वलई | vala'i | 22.73 |
| वालाई | vala'i | 16.67 |
| वलाई | vala'i | 15.15 |
| वळ | vala | 15.15 |
| वालई | vala'i | 9.09 |
| वाळै | valai | 6.06 |
| वाळई | vala'i | 6.06 |
| वळै | valai | 3.03 |
| वळवी | valavi | 3.03 |
| वळई | vala'i | 3.03 |
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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 Valai
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