Bolayi Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Bolayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Bolayi (51) may also be a first name.
Bolayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bolayi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bolayi is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Bolayi reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bolayi is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 51 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 63 percent are found, Kogi, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Bolayi
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