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
The surname Zhelay (Russian: Желай) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Zhelay reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Zhelay is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 80 percent live and Moscow, where 20 percent live. Barring Russia Zhelay is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
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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