Avaye Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Avaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 83 | 1:556,384 | 26,876 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Avaye (34) may also be a first name.
Avaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Avaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Avaye (Marathi: अवये) is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Avaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Avaye is the 1,441,361st most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Avaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Avaye reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Avaye is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 34 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 556,384. In Kenya Avaye is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 98 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Avaye occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 38 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Avaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Avaye in the Marathi language | ||
| अवये | avaye | - |
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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 Avaye
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