Family name Slay (سلي 
, Slay 
, סליי 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common surname. The surname Slay is habitual in Ghana, where it is quite a rare surname, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, Ghana, and Sudan. Much less frequently, Slay is the forename as well as the last name.
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| سلي | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria |
| Slay | Guadeloupe, Myanmar, Ghana, Indonesia, United States |
| סליי | Israel |
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alton d. slay United States Air Force general (1924-2015), US (b. 1924) |
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| ronald j. slay American football, basketball, and baseball coach, US (b. 1890) |
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francis g. slay American politician, US (b. 1955) |
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| desmond slay English scholar of Old Icelandic, GB (b. 1927) |
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| frank slay American songwriter, A&R director, record producer, and record label owner, US (b. 1930) |
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jill slay British-Australian engineer and computer scientist |
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tamar slay American basketball player, US (b. 1980) |
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ron slay American basketball player, US (b. 1981) |
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kathleen slay American volleyball player, US (b. 1991) |
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darius slay American football player, defensive back, US (b. 1991) |
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| dj kay slay American DJ from New York (1966–2022), US (b. 1966) |
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| gregory slay American musician, US (b. 1969) |
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| janine rochelle slay (born 1971) (b. 1971) |
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| henry slay American football defensive lineman, US (b. 1975) |
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| brandon slay Olympic wrestler, US (b. 1975) |
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