Byaye Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Byaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 382 | 1:10,720 | 1,100 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Byaye (20) may also be a first name.
Byaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Byaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Byaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻱ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Byaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Byaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Byaye is the 716,247th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Byaye are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name on earth, held by 20 people.
This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 10,720. In Mauritania Byaye is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 27 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 24 percent live and Trarza Region, where 16 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Senegal, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Byaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Byaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻱ | abyay | 74.76 |
| ﺃﺑﻴﺎﻱ | abyay | 16.5 |
| ﺑﻴﺎﻱ | byay | 3.88 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻯ | abyay | 3.88 |
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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
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- 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 Byaye
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