Ayi Surname

24,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Togo

Ayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6,2341:4,334625
Nigeria4,4091:40,1783,201
Togo4,3051:1,684180
Cameroon1,9071:10,8911,460
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Benin1,3451:7,6841,060
Indonesia4861:272,11824,573
Thailand3641:194,06132,052
Ivory Coast2641:87,3914,660
India2361:3,250,27794,785
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
China1751:7,813,266541
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1201:553,52375,172
Niger891:215,6417,124
South Africa651:833,50355,653
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
Argentina431:994,03362,207
England411:1,358,97760,528
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Burkina Faso241:764,6718,666
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ayi (93,945) may also be a first name.

Ayi Last Name Facts

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

Ayi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻲ, Hindi: आयी, Marathi: आयी, Oriya: ଅୟୀ) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 24,012th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 323,402 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ayi are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayi is also the 10,771st most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 93,945 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 6,234 people, or 1 in 4,334. Barring Ghana this last name occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Togo, where 19 percent reside.

Ayi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ayi last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ayi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.38% less than the national average, earning R 34,752 per year and in United States they earn 14.94% less than the national average, earning $36,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayi863,424/
Hayi862,901/
Ayii862,347/
Ayih861,787/
Ayip86694/
Ayis86431/
Ahyi86411/
Ayiz86368/
Ayie86364/
Ayyi86265/
Aayi86208/
Ayit86207/
Ayio86187/
Ayid8695/
Ajyi8635/
Ayij865/
Ayhi862/
Ayiy861/
Ai80893,472/
Ay80132,927/
Hayyi751,374/
Ayish75702/
Ayieh75222/
Haiyi75206/
Ayihe75128/
Hayhi75124/
Gayyi7594/
Hayit7550/
Hayih7548/
Hayis7545/
Ayich7533/
Ayije7523/
Gaayi7522/
Ayaia7519/
Hayie7511/
Ayidh758/
Hayid757/
Ayiss756/
Aajyi755/
Gayhi755/
Hayij752/
Gayio752/
Ayioh752/
Hayii751/
Ayiph751/
Ayipp751/
Gayii751/
Gayiy751/
Hayip751/
Hayiz751/
Hajyi751/
Gajyi751/
Ahhyi751/
Ayitt751/
Ayhis751/
Aye67936,658/
Hai67421,703/
Gai67366,958/
Ait67158,866/
Hay67130,160/
Ayo6794,329/
Gay6788,569/
Aji6781,166/
Aya6750,440/
Ayu6745,498/
Aid6713,536/
Eyi676,932/
Ais675,826/
Uyi673,629/
Aii673,137/
Aia672,743/
Aie672,665/
Iyi671,895/
Oyi671,804/
Ays671,496/
Ajy671,231/
Vanayi671,033/
Aip671,014/
Aio671,012/
Aai67778/
Ayd67769/
Ayt67757/
Aiz67605/
Aih67568/
Aay67474/
Aiu67474/
Aiy67290/
Ayh67176/
Ahy67156/
Ayy67156/
Aij67144/
Ayz6746/
Ayp6738/
Auy6734/
Ayé6731/
Ayoghi6718/
Yji6714/
Aić6710/
Ayj678/
Hayihe675/
Aıi674/
Ayà672/
Ayè672/
Ayó672/
Hayioh672/
Hayich671/
Ayihhe671/
Hayiss671/
Hayaia671/
Aiò671/
Aïy671/
Ayò671/
Hayish671/

Ayi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ayi in the Hindi language
आयीayi85.71
ङायीnayi14.29
Ayi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻲy75
ﺍﻳﻲayy25
Ayi in the Oriya language
ଅୟୀayi66.67
ଅୟିayi33.33
Ayi in the Marathi language
आयीayi66.67
अयीayi33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ayi
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