Adalaye Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Adalaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 136 | 1:152,714 | 16,743 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Adalaye (171) may also be a first name.
Adalaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adalaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adalaye is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Adalaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adalaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,484,726th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adalaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 698,971st most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 171 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 152,714. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 99 percent are found and North Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Adalaye
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