Palay is used as a family name or surname in Philippines. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Palay
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Philippines
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Palay

How popular is Palay?

Palay is common in Philippines.

Palay is ranked 132362 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Palaies plummeted by 1.973684 per cent to 149 since 2000 and slipped by 8676 spots and ranked at 116829. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.21 73.03
Palay is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Philippines which may be its originating country too. Around 2957 people have been found who wears Palay as their family name. Palay is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
718 Liberia4
35,789 Turkey3
24,269 Peru2
1,753 Cuba2
14,408 Uruguay2
201,317 England2
82,478 South Africa2
4,086 Angola2
2,211 Brunei1
62,864 New Zealand1
56,169 Mexico1
20,172 Hungary1
49,529 Israel1
153,416 Italy1
5,553 Taiwan1
40,340 Malaysia1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
21,562 Portugal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
51,408 Spain37
114,425 Ukraine34
269,016 Russia29
17,174 Moldova27
98,676 Canada27
67,388 Australia26
15,050 Singapore18
53,698 Belarus18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,742 Tanzania97
126,141 Indonesia60
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Palay:
67,543 India391
97,716 United States232
50,564 France196
Countries with thousands of Palay:
8,759 Philippines1,676
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Palay is a locality name located in Lot-et-Garonne, had to designate the native of this locality name from the Latin palatium palace.

Palay Namesakes

  • Abdurrahman Palay, Actor
  • Marine Palayer, Costume designer
  • Sanford Palay, Scientist
  • Simin Palay, Writer

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