Azaya Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Azaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
Azaya (78) may also be a first name.
Azaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Azaya (Arabic: إلزيا, Hindi: अज़य) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Azaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Azaya is the 2,944,094th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Azaya reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Azaya is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 78 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 30 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 27 percent reside and Niger, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 14 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Azaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azaya in the Hindi language | ||
| अज़य | azaya | - |
| Azaya in the Arabic language | ||
| إلزيا | alzya | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Azaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis