Zhelay Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Zhelay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zhelay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhelay (Russian: Желай) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zhelay is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Zhelay are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Zhelay is most common in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 80 percent reside and Moscow, where 20 percent reside. Barring Russia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhelay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhelay in the Russian language | ||
| Желай | zelaj | - |
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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 Zhelay
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