Yalayan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Yalayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901

Yalayan (18) may also be a first name.

Yalayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yalayan is found most frequently in Azerbaijan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalayan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Yalayan occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Yalayan are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Transcaucasia. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most commonly used in Azerbaijan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,206,140. In Azerbaijan it is most prevalent in: Baku, where 88 percent live and Shirvan, where 13 percent live. Barring Azerbaijan Yalayan exists in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaylayan9336/
Yallayan933/
Yahlayan932/
Yalhayang881/
Jalayan86109/
Yaleyan8617/
Yaloyan867/
Yaliyan863/
Yalahyn862/
Ealayan861/
Yayloyan80677/
Yaylaian8042/
Jalhayan807/
Yaliyang804/
Yayliyan802/
Yalain774/
Jalayn771/
Jaloyan7163/
Jaliyan7120/
Jalajan7118/
Ialoyan7113/
Yaluhyn719/
Jalaian713/
Yalawen711/
Yaliyon711/
Jalayon711/
Jalayam711/
Yaylain710/
Jhalaain67313/
Jalhaian674/
Jhalajan671/
Jialiyan671/
Jailiyan671/
Jyoliyan671/

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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 Yalayan
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