Ayé Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Ayé Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Aye (936,658), Ayè (2) & Ãye (1) are calculated separately.
Ayé (15) may also be a first name.
Ayé Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayé Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ayé is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Aye, Ayè or Ãye. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayé? popularity and diffusion
Ayé is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Ayé occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Ayé are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ayé is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 15 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Ayé is mostly concentrated in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 94 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aye | 89 | 936,658 | / |
| Ayè | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hayé | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ayés | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ay | 80 | 132,927 | / |
| Ãye | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hay | 67 | 130,160 | / |
| Ayo | 67 | 94,329 | / |
| Gay | 67 | 88,569 | / |
| Aya | 67 | 50,440 | / |
| Ayu | 67 | 45,498 | / |
| Ayi | 67 | 22,534 | / |
| Ays | 67 | 1,496 | / |
| Ajy | 67 | 1,231 | / |
| Ayd | 67 | 769 | / |
| Ayt | 67 | 757 | / |
| Aay | 67 | 474 | / |
| Aiy | 67 | 290 | / |
| Ayh | 67 | 176 | / |
| Ayy | 67 | 156 | / |
| Ahy | 67 | 156 | / |
| Ayz | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ayp | 67 | 38 | / |
| Auy | 67 | 34 | / |
| Aué | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ayj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oyé | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eyé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayà | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayó | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aïy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayò | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ayé
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