Chiaye Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Chiaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chiaye (2,602) may also be a first name.
Chiaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiaye is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,718,172nd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Chiaye live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 144,128th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 2,602 people.
It is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 744,233. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 65 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 35 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast Chiaye exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 4 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 Chiaye
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