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 last name Zholay (Russian: Жолай) is borne by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zholay? popularity and diffusion
Zholay is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Zholay is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Zholay reside; 90 percent reside in Central Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
The last name Zholay is most common in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 346,716. In Kazakhstan it is most common in: Almaty, where 41 percent live, Aktobe Region, where 29 percent live and Atyrau Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Kazakhstan it exists in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 2 percent live.
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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