Azaye Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Azaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 166 | 1:1,067,125 | 44,499 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Azaye (44) may also be a first name.
Azaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Azaye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Azaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,181,191st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Azaye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Azaye is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 44 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 1,067,125. In Nigeria Azaye is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 43 percent reside, Benue, where 33 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 19 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 16 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 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 Azaye
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