Ayuwe Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Ayuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Ayuwe (85) may also be a first name.
Ayuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ayuwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayuwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,210,518th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ayuwe live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 85 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 34 percent reside, Edo, where 22 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 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
- 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 Ayuwe
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