Ayame Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayame Surname User-submission:

Ayame means "iris" in Japanese.

Ayame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1441:1,230,15849,400
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Ayame (4,557) may also be a first name.

Ayame Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ayame means "iris" in Japanese.

- mjgamer

Ayame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ayame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺎﻡ, Marathi: आयमे, Russian: Аямэ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayame? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,070,546th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Ayame reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 101,807th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 4,557 people.

The surname Ayame is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 1,230,158. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 30 percent are found, Delta, where 30 percent are found and Ondo, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayamie91235/
Hayame91165/
Ayameh9132/
Gayame9128/
Ayamet919/
Ayamge917/
Ayamea916/
Ayames911/
Ayamei911/
Ayamez911/
Ayam895,979/
Ayme895,023/
Aame8930/
Hayaume8329/
Hayames831/
Hayamey831/
Ayameer831/
Gayam805,041/
Ayami804,817/
Ayama804,326/
Hayam801,171/
Ayume801,145/
Aymes801,080/
Ayham80532/
Aymer80490/
Ayeme80300/
Iyame80251/
Hayme80239/
Oyame80177/
Eyame80168/
Haame80161/
Ajame8091/
Ayime8077/
Ayome8046/
Gayme8042/
Aymee8023/
Uyame8021/
Aamee8020/
Ahyam8019/
Aiame8019/
Aymie8017/
Aymet807/
Aajme805/
Ayamh804/
Ayamy802/
Auyam802/
Aymed802/
Ayamm801/
Aamey801/
Yoame801/
Ahyme801/
Ayamd801/
Aymez801/
Aymme801/
Aamei801/
Hayammes7712/
Ame7536,065/
Aym7521/
Hayama7318,787/
Hayami7316,573/
Haymes732,362/
Ajameh73947/
Haymer73816/
Ayimey73764/
Iyamet73345/
Heyame73138/
Ayomei73104/
Eyamie7391/
Aymett7384/
Ajamie7378/
Ajamei7375/
Geyame7367/
Gajame7360/
Ayamma7357/
Giyame7357/
Aujame7346/
Gayami7340/
Ahymed7330/
Hayeme7328/
Hayime7324/
Ayaumi7323/
Haymed7318/
Aaimer7316/
Ahayam7316/
Ayamai7316/
Iyamey7313/
Gaymee7312/
Gayome7312/
Ayomie7310/
Ayemie739/
Hajame737/
Aajmee736/
Ajamey735/
Ajamee735/
Iyameh735/
Aameah735/
Haymet734/
Ayemge734/
Gayume734/
Eyameh734/
Haamhe734/
Hayasm734/
Ayhmed733/
Ayemer733/
Eyamme733/
Hoyame733/
Ayamit732/
Ahjame732/
Haamee732/
Ahaime732/
Ayemhe732/
Uyameh732/
Ajaume732/
Ayemeh732/
Yiyame732/
Gahyam732/
Ayoume732/
Haymee732/
Hiyame732/
Ayasmy732/
Hayaum731/
Haymez731/
Haymie731/
Ayhami731/
Ayemee731/
Aaymer731/
Ahyamd731/
Gaymeh731/
Gaymea731/
Iyamer731/
Ihyame731/
Ayumei731/
Iyamme731/
Haymeh731/
Haysme731/
Gayeme731/
Eyamet731/
Ahamea731/
Ahaame731/
Aaimee731/
Aameea731/
Ayahma731/
Ayamoi731/
Ayomeh731/
Ayomey731/
Ayumje731/
Ayuume731/
Hayham731/
Hayome731/
Ayammi731/
Ayimed731/
Ahamee731/
Yjames731/
Oyameh731/
Oyamie731/
Ayahmi731/
Ayemey731/
Gayham730/
Ayimer730/
Aymmes730/
Ajam6745,325/
Aime6735,251/
Ayim6716,863/
Ayom6711,490/
Amey679,840/
Ayma678,269/
Hame676,296/
Ayem674,497/
Eyam673,716/
Amee673,650/
Yoam673,528/
Yyam673,379/
Iyam672,152/
Amme672,051/
Amei671,852/
Yeme671,538/
Ayum671,174/
Amea671,067/
Aume671,003/
Aiam67801/
Oyam67464/
Uyam67218/
Ahaymed67200/
Haym67177/
Aymi67164/
Eyme67147/
Ha'amea67140/
Ajamieh67132/
Aheymed67110/
Haysmer6777/
Aymé6772/
Aajm6765/
Aymy6754/
Ajme6733/
Aaim6723/
Gaym6722/
Hayemey6719/
Hayaumi6717/
Hayhome6716/
Aeme6716/
Amhe6715/
Geyamme6710/
Houyame679/
Eame678/
Oyme676/
Ahajame676/
Ahajeme675/
Ayym675/
Aysm674/
Goyhame674/
Aajamee673/
Ayamova672/
Haymmed672/
Ahiamed672/
Gayemee672/
Gayomee672/
Aameeha672/
Aymá672/
Yjam672/
Aymh672/
Aihamed671/
Ajammed671/
Gayammi671/
Yohamee671/
Heyameh671/
Hauyami671/
Yohiame671/
Hajamed671/
Hajamet671/
Aihamey671/
Ahjamed671/
Ahjamet671/
Ahahame671/
Auymeah671/
Ayimgeh671/
Ajameyh671/
Hajamie671/
Ajaumeh671/
Uyme671/
Aajamer671/
Aaameah671/
Ahym671/
Aiammee671/
Aiym671/
Ayhm671/
Ayhmead671/
Hayamgi671/
Hayeeme671/
Haythme671/
Aymm670/

Ayame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ayame in the Marathi language
आयमेayame-
Ayame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻳﺎﻡayam50
ﺃﻳﺎﻡayam50
Ayame in the Russian language
Аямэaame-

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