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
Azaye is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Azaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,181,191st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. Azaye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Azaye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.
The last name Azaye is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 1,067,125. In Nigeria Azaye is most numerous in: Taraba, where 43 percent live, Benue, where 33 percent live and Bayelsa, where 19 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 16 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.
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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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