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

Ayayan (Arabic: ايايان, Hindi: अययन, Marathi: आययान) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayayan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Ayayan are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 93 percent live, Ondo, where 3 percent live and Rivers, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Ayayan
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