Ayame Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Ayame Surname User-submission:
Ayame means "iris" in Japanese.
Ayame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 144 | 1:1,230,158 | 49,400 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Ayame (4,557) may also be a first name.
Ayame Surname Meaning
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
Ayame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ayame in the Marathi language | ||
| आयमे | ayame | - |
| Ayame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻳﺎﻡ | ayam | 50 |
| ﺃﻳﺎﻡ | ayam | 50 |
| Ayame in the Russian language | ||
| Аямэ | aame | - |
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