Zholay Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Zholay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 51 | 1:346,716 | 28,100 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Zholay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zholay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zholay (Russian: Жолай) is most common in Kazakhstan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zholay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Zholay live; 90 percent live in Central Asia and 90 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 346,716. In Kazakhstan Zholay is most frequent in: Almaty, where 41 percent are found, Aktobe Region, where 29 percent are found and Atyrau Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Kazakhstan Zholay is found in one country. It is also common in Turkey, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zholay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zholay in the Russian language | ||
| Жолай | zolaj | - |
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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 Zholay
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