Valaiya Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Valaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Valaiya (29) may also be a first name.

Valaiya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Valaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Valaiya (Hindi: वलईया, Marathi: वालैया) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Valaiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valaiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Valaiya occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Valaiya reside; 69 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 69 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 29 people.

Valaiya is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Valaiya is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 15 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Valaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valaiya in the Marathi language
वालैयाvalaiya-
Valaiya in the Hindi language
वलईयाvala'iya25
वालइयाvala'iya25
वलैयाvalaiya25
वलइयाvala'iya12.5
वालैयाvalaiya12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valaiya
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