Alye Surname
Approximately 2,115 people bear this surname
Alye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Nigeria | 401 | 1:441,753 | 22,667 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Alyé (1) are calculated separately.
Alye (10,873) may also be a first name.
Alye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻲ, Russian: Алые) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Alyé. Click here for further potential spellings of Alye.
How Common Is The Last Name Alye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 197,862nd most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,445,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Alye live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Alye is also the 57,965th most common first name world-wide, borne by 10,873 people.
The last name Alye is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Barring Ethiopia Alye exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻠﻲ | ly | 44.44 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 33.33 |
| ﻋﻠﻰ | ly | 11.11 |
| ﻋﺎﻟﻲ | aly | 11.11 |
| Alye in the Russian language | ||
| Алые | alye | - |
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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 Alye
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