Ayine Surname
Approximately 5,794 people bear this surname
Ayine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 3,948 | 1:6,844 | 922 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Nigeria | 195 | 1:908,424 | 39,344 |
| Uganda | 152 | 1:256,837 | 18,920 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ayine (1,334) may also be a first name.
Ayine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ayine (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻴﻴﻦ) is most common in Ghana. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayine? popularity and diffusion
It is the 83,548th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,257,775 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayine live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayine is also the 215,053rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 1,334 people.
The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 3,948 people, or 1 in 6,844. Outside of Ghana this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ayine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ayine in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻴﻴﻦ | yyn | - |
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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 Ayine
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