Amaye Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Amaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2941:602,52628,821
France1031:644,88183,663
Benin781:132,50814,244
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Amaye (585) may also be a first name.

Amaye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amaye Come From? nationality or country of origin

Amaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻲ, Marathi: अमये) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaye? popularity and diffusion

Amaye is the 509,082nd most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Amaye are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 345,974th most common forename globally. It is borne by 585 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 602,526. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 41 percent reside, Rivers, where 21 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in France, where 16 percent reside and Benin, where 12 percent reside.

Amaye Last Name Statistics demography

Amaye earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $44,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamaye91301/
Amaiye9167/
Amayoe9117/
Amayez9114/
Amayed9112/
Amayie9111/
Ammaye917/
Gamaye917/
Amayei913/
Amayes912/
Amayeh912/
Amayeï911/
Asmaye911/
Amay892,896/
Amye89187/
Amae89174/
Hamayed83227/
Ammayee8315/
Amayeye8310/
Hamayet839/
Hammaye837/
Amhayes836/
Hamayeu834/
Hamayae833/
Ahamaye832/
Ammaaye831/
Ammaiye831/
Amajaye831/
Amajoye831/
Ausmaye831/
Hamayee831/
Hamayye831/
Ahmayed831/
Amayeet831/
Asmayet831/
Amayjer831/
Amehaye831/
Amejaye831/
Amaya80316,858/
Amayo8012,027/
Emaye803,227/
Ameye802,901/
Gamay802,074/
Omaye801,924/
Amayi801,461/
Amaje801,057/
Amoye80945/
Amaie80526/
Hamay80484/
Amayu80382/
Amawe80290/
Ammay80158/
Amiye80132/
Amhae80116/
Gamae80107/
Aumae80104/
Amuye8095/
Asmay8070/
Amayz8050/
Aumay8038/
Aimae8036/
Amaee8035/
Aymay8032/
Amaei8029/
Ahmay8028/
Amays8026/
Amaue8014/
Aimay808/
Eamay807/
Amaiy806/
Amajy804/
Amahy804/
Eamye803/
Ammae802/
Amyee802/
Amhay802/
Aamae802/
Amyie802/
Ameae801/
Atmay801/
Ajmae801/
Amaay801/
Ahmye801/
Gammayee772/
Ammaayee771/
Hamuyaye771/
Ahmayiei771/
Amayeeed771/
Asmayieh771/
Hamaya7311,077/
Hamaue732,808/
Aimaya732,544/
Gamaya732,131/
Gamayo731,049/
Asmaya73889/
Hameye73815/
Ammayi73805/
Amayat73569/
Amouye73503/
Amayou73487/
Omaiye73326/
Amahwe73285/
Amajeh73228/
Amieye73185/
Amaihe73174/
Amaiyo73171/
Amawei73163/
Asmahy73132/
Amayah73120/
Hamayo7399/
Amajee7395/
Hamaie7392/
Amaweh7381/
Amayas7378/
Amaije7368/
Aimayo7368/
Atmaya7364/
Amajie7357/
Hamajy7353/
Ammaya7352/
Hamayu7351/
Hamiye7350/
Gaymay7346/
Hamawe7346/
Amiyeh7343/
Gaumae7341/
Omayie7340/
Hamayt7337/
Amaiei7334/
Amayad7330/
Hamays7329/
Aymaya7329/
Hamaee7326/
Gamaje7325/
Gamaee7325/
Amyyeh7324/
Ohmaye7322/
Amaied7321/
Gamaay7320/
Amoaya7319/
Hammay7318/
Hamayi7317/
Gammay7316/
Homaye7315/
Aimaje7314/
Ammayy7312/
Oumaye7312/
Ajmaya7312/
Amiyee7312/
Amayit7311/
Amoiye7311/
Ahmaya7311/
Omayey7311/
Omayes7310/
Asmaie7310/
Hamaei7310/
Ahmoye739/
Gamuye739/
Ahamay738/
Amayoa738/
Amayau738/
Hemaye738/
Amaiyi737/
Amayoh736/
Aemaie736/
Omayei736/
Ammaie735/
Omayeh735/
Amagge735/
Ameyoe735/
Aamaya734/
Ahhmay734/
Amajoy734/
Amayha734/
Amaaje734/
Amajay734/
Gomaye734/
Hamaje734/
Hamaay734/
Ahmaei733/
Ammaee733/
Hamyee733/
Gamajy733/
Asmayu733/
Amagie733/
Amahea733/
Amahee733/
Gamaei733/
Gamoye733/
Emmaye732/
Ammayu732/
Hamayd732/
Hamoye732/
Amayot732/
Ammaje732/
Gaimay732/
Amioye732/
Amuiye732/
Omayed732/
Eamiye732/
Gamiye732/
Amoyet732/
Ammayo732/
Amahya732/
Amajei732/
Ahamye732/
Emhaye732/
Amayio732/
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Haumay731/
Gamaie731/
Hamaiy731/
Hamgay731/
Aamays731/
Amayaa731/
Amayod731/
Amayoj731/
Amaeio731/
Amaeiy731/
Amahiy731/
Amajiy731/
Amheye731/
Aemmay731/
Aumayi731/
Gamayi731/
Amajyi731/
Omayee731/
Ojmaye731/
Amaiie731/
Amaeyi731/
Amawed731/
Amoyie731/
Amaehe731/
Amauwe731/
Hasmay731/
Haamye731/
Emayee731/
Gaamay731/
Gamgay731/
Gamhae731/
Ahmaie731/
Ahmayd731/
Ahmeye731/
Aimayi731/
Aimayu731/
Ameaee731/
Amaveh731/
Amawey731/
Amayai731/
Amehay731/
Amejay731/
Amahay731/
Amahge731/
Amajep731/
Amajey731/
Amhaya731/
Amhayi731/
Amuuye731/
Aumaei731/
Asmayd731/
Asmayo731/
Amaawe731/
Aimiye731/
Ahmaeh731/
Ahmuye731/
Aasmay731/
Aimyee731/
Amauea731/
Ameaer731/
Gamyeh731/
Ausmay730/
Haymay730/
Gammahyee712/
Omae6724,902/
Amey679,840/
Amoa677,025/
Amai674,978/
Omay674,335/
Amee673,650/
Amoy672,924/
Amie672,851/
Amei671,852/
Amau671,166/
Amea671,067/
Emay671,033/
Amoe67884/
Amahaya67706/
Amaa67639/
Ameu67493/
Amuy67324/
Amue67268/
Amayoud67242/
Goumaye67231/
Hammayo67187/
Hamiyet67118/
Hamiyeh6774/
Hamayat6751/
Homayed6747/
Amaj6744/
Hamayou6744/
Hamauei6739/
Atmajie6735/
Amayiyi6734/
Amahoue6733/
Ahamaya6722/
Hamaied6721/
Gamajiy6721/
Omayeye6721/
Hamajae6720/
Hamayoo6717/
Amouyet6716/
Hasmaya6712/
Ammajee6711/
Hathmay6711/
Ameijay6710/
Ameyett679/
Amoyett679/
Gamajee678/
Haamayi678/
Hameyie677/
Amej677/
Omoyaye677/
Hammeye676/
Amajeje676/
Hamiyae676/
Hammawe675/
Amajouy675/
Amajaya675/
Hamayuo675/
Omye674/
Hamayad674/
Amajuoy673/
Gamayoy673/
Asmahey673/
Homayee673/
Hammaya673/
Amayoua672/
Ammayyi672/
Gaimaya672/
Ammmaya672/
Ha'amae672/
Houmaye672/
Hasmayi671/
Gajmiye671/
Hamajey671/
Hamaydh671/
Hamouye671/
Haemayu671/
Aammayi671/
Amaweed671/
Amayahi671/
Amayaya671/
Amaahay671/
Amaijee671/
Ajmayah671/
Hamaayi671/
Hamaîed671/
Amauihe671/
Amajoie671/
Gamgoye671/
Amaiyaa671/
Amajioy671/
Hamayau671/
Hamayoh671/
Hemayeh671/
Oumaiye671/
Oummaye671/
Osmayeh671/
Ômae671/
Hamayuh671/
Hamaieh671/
Hamieye671/
Hamioye671/
Hammaje671/
Hammiye671/
Haimaei671/
Ehmayeh671/
Aijmaei671/
Aimayaa671/
Ahameye671/
Amayach671/
Amayous671/
Amehaje671/
Amajejj671/
Ammayad671/
Amouaya671/
Amouyeh671/
Amuhyet671/
Asmahay671/
Asmayou671/
O'Maiye671/
Omayesh671/
Amayouz671/
Omahaye671/
Hameyed671/
Ammaiyo671/
Ammayho671/
Amuieye671/
Amayowa671/
Amaiehe671/
Amaiihe671/
Aimahwe671/
Aemieye671/
Eamayah671/
Asmawee671/
Hamiyay671/
Hammayu671/

Amaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amaye in the Marathi language
अमयेamaye80
आमयेamaye20
Amaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻲamy50
ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻱamay50

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