Zelay Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Zelay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Zelay (25) may also be a first name.
Zelay Demographics
Average Zelay Salary in
United States
$33,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zelay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zelay (Marathi: झेलाय) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zelay is the 2,661,929th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Zelay is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Zelay live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Zelay is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 25 people.
The last name Zelay is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 157,448. In Liberia Zelay is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 54 percent reside, Grand Gedeh County, where 25 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Liberia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Zelay Last Name Statistics demography
Zelay earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zelay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zelay in the Marathi language | ||
| झेलाय | jhelaya | - |
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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 Zelay
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