Ayiyi Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Belize

Ayiyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayiyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1441:1,230,15849,400
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belize61:59,2462,743
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ayiyi (12) may also be a first name.

Ayiyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayiyi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayiyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,222,957th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Ayiyi are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 1,230,158. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Ayiyi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ayiyi are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Ayiyi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $38,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ajayyi731/
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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 Ayiyi
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