Belayi Surname
Approximately 2,504 people bear this surname
Belayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Belayi (1,974) may also be a first name.
Belayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Belayi has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Belayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 171,863rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,910,362 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Belayi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 170,373rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,974 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Aside from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 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 Belayi
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