Ayiwe Surname
Approximately 477 people bear this surname
Ayiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 426 | 1:415,828 | 21,624 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ayiwe (42) may also be a first name.
Ayiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ayiwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ayiwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayiwe? popularity and diffusion
Ayiwe is the 638,206th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ayiwe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 42 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 415,828. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 80 percent live, Edo, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
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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 Ayiwe
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