Ayoye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ayoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ayoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ayoye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ayoye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayoye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Ayoye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayoye reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 40 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 20 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ayoye is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Ayoye
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