Ayire Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Ayire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ayire (39) may also be a first name.
Ayire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ayire (Marathi: आयरे) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayire? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ayire is the 1,181,191st most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name Ayire is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ayire are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 35 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ayire is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 39 people.
Ayire is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda Ayire is primarily found in: Kayunga District, where 69 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 11 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 9 percent reside. Other than Uganda it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ayire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ayire in the Marathi language | ||
| आयरे | ayare | - |
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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 Ayire
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