Amitaye Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Amitaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 129 | 1:1,373,200 | 53,624 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amitaye (20) may also be a first name.
Amitaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amitaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amitaye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amitaye? popularity and diffusion
Amitaye is the 1,537,949th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Amitaye live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria Amitaye is most numerous in: Delta, where 91 percent reside, Ondo, where 5 percent reside and Ogun, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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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- 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 Amitaye
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