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) occurs most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Valaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Valaya is the 2,909,720th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Valaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Valaya are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Valaya is also the 26,164th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 32,534 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 19,176,635. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India Valaya occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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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