Valaya Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Valaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Valaya (32,534) may also be a first name.
Valaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valaya (Hindi: वलया, Marathi: वाळया, Russian: Валая) is found most in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Valaya is the 2,909,720th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Valaya is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Valaya live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 26,164th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 32,534 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 19,176,635. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valaya in the Hindi language | ||
| वलया | valaya | 83.33 |
| वालाया | valaya | 16.67 |
| Valaya in the Marathi language | ||
| वाळया | valaya | 62.11 |
| वळया | valaya | 30 |
| वलया | valaya | 4.74 |
| वाह-या | vaha-ya | 0.53 |
| वलय | valaya | 0.53 |
| वालहया | valahaya | 0.53 |
| Valaya in the Russian language | ||
| Валая | valaa | - |
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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 Valaya
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