Adaye Surname
Approximately 4,610 people bear this surname
Adaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 4,134 | 1:5,581 | 515 |
| Niger | 193 | 1:99,441 | 4,092 |
| Nigeria | 171 | 1:1,035,923 | 43,476 |
| Benin | 43 | 1:240,363 | 21,480 |
| Burkina Faso | 28 | 1:655,432 | 8,018 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Adayé (7), Adayè (1) & Adayė (1) are calculated separately.
Adaye (2,413) may also be a first name.
Adaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺪﺍﻱ, Marathi: आडये) is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Adayé, Adayè or Adayė. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adaye? popularity and diffusion
Adaye is the 102,250th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,580,813 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Adaye reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adaye is also the 151,008th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 2,413 people.
This last name is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 4,134 people, or 1 in 5,581. In The Ivory Coast Adaye is most prevalent in: Zanzan District, where 54 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 16 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 9 percent reside. Beside The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺪﺍﻱ | day | - |
| Adaye in the Marathi language | ||
| आडये | adaye | 50 |
| आदये | adaye | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Adaye
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