Abiay Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Abiay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Abiay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abiay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abiay occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Abiay.
How Common Is The Last Name Abiay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Abiay are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Abiay is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 25 percent live, Kano, where 25 percent live and Nasarawa, where 25 percent live. Besides Nigeria Abiay occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.
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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 Abiay
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