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 last name Ayire (Marathi: आयरे) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ayire.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayire? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,181,191st most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ayire reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda Ayire is primarily concentrated in: Kayunga District, where 69 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 11 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 23 percent are found.
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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