Valaye Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Valaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 230 | 1:333,837 | 22,738 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Valayé (3) are calculated separately.
Valaye (25) may also be a first name.
Valaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valaye (Marathi: वलये) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Valayé. Click here for further potential spellings of Valaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Valaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 906,170th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The last name Valaye is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Valaye are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most common first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.
The last name Valaye is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 333,837. In Iran Valaye is most frequent in: Hamadan Province, where 23 percent are found, Qom Province, where 22 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Iran this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valaye in the Marathi language | ||
| वलये | valaye | 57.14 |
| वाळये | valaye | 42.86 |
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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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- 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 Valaye
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