Ayayan Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
India71:109,580,769786,157

Ayayan (11) may also be a first name.

Ayayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayayan (Arabic: ايايان, Hindi: अययन, Marathi: आययान) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayayan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ayayan live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayayan is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 11 people.

Ayayan is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 93 percent live, Ondo, where 3 percent live and Rivers, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayayan9223/
Ayayang926/
Ayayyan924/
Ayajyan921/
Ayhayan921/
Ayayain921/
Hayayan921/
Hayayian862/
Gayajyan861/
Ajayan831,328/
Ayeyan83248/
Ayoyan8353/
Ayayon8336/
Oyayan8332/
Ayuyan8311/
Iyayan836/
Aiyyan836/
Ayayam835/
Ayajan835/
Yoayan833/
Aiayan831/
Ayuyang77287/
Gayajan7739/
Hajayan779/
Hayyian775/
Ayayong775/
Ajajyan773/
Ahyajan772/
Gayuyan772/
Hayeyan772/
Yijayan772/
Gajayan772/
Ayaoyon771/
Oyajyan771/
Hayayam771/
Gayyean771/
Aajayan771/
Ayeyane771/
Aajiyan771/
Ajayyan771/
Yeyan73120/
Aeyan739/
Aaean732/
Eayan730/
Gayijyan712/
Ajayannd711/
Gayujyan711/
Ejayan67168/
Ajiyan67140/
Ayuyon67133/
Ayoyon67123/
Ajoyan67107/
Aioyan6771/
Ehayan6746/
Ajeyan679/
Ueyaan677/
Ajajan677/
Ayojan677/
Eyajan675/
Aweyan674/
Aujyan674/
Ayejan674/
Ayayom674/
Ojayan674/
Ayiyon672/
Ayeyon672/
Ayeyam671/
Hajajjyan671/
Ayujan671/
Ayuian671/
Ajuyan671/
Iyayam671/
Iiayan671/
Eayant671/
Ayiyangue671/
Ayoean671/
Euayan671/
Yyayam671/
Ujayan671/
Uyayon671/
Oyeyan671/
Aiyean671/

Ayayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ayayan in the Hindi language
अययनayayana83.33
अयायनayayana16.67
Ayayan in the Marathi language
आययानayayana66.67
अययानayayana33.33
Ayayan in the Arabic language
ايايانayayan-

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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 Ayayan
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