Adayi Surname
Approximately 2,808 people bear this surname
Adayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,026 | 1:172,654 | 10,677 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Turkey | 30 | 1:2,594,047 | 79,854 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Adayi (351) may also be a first name.
Adayi Demographics
Adayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Adayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adayi (Hindi: आदयिा, Oriya: ଆଦାୟୀ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Adayi is the 155,981st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,595,280 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Adayi are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adayi is also the 465,148th most widespread forename internationally, held by 351 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,026 people, or 1 in 172,654. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 38 percent reside, Cross River, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Adayi is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 34 percent reside and Ghana, where 22 percent reside.
Adayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Adayi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଦାୟୀ | adayi | 66.67 |
| ଆଦାୟି | adayi | 33.33 |
| Adayi in the Hindi language | ||
| आदयिा | adayia | 50 |
| अदयी | adayi | 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
- 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 Adayi
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