Walay Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Walay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 1:3,883,563 | 28,150 |
| Nepal | 35 | 1:813,742 | 5,478 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Walay (182) may also be a first name.
Walay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walay (Hindi: वालय, Marathi: वलय) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Walay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walay is the 846,108th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname Walay occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Walay are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 182 people.
This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walay in the Hindi language | ||
| वालय | valaya | - |
| Walay in the Marathi language | ||
| वलय | valaya | - |
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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 Walay
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