Dayyab Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dayyab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dayyab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8381:211,38812,563
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dayyab (597) may also be a first name.

Dayyab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dayyab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dayyab occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dayyab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dayyab is the 413,768th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. Dayyab occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dayyab reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dayyab is also the 342,194th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 597 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 211,388. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 78 percent reside, Kaduna, where 12 percent reside and Zamfara, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Egypt, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daiyab83104/
Dayyaf8310/
Dayyap831/
Dyab804,951/
Daiyabh771/
Diaab73172/
Diayb738/
Dayob738/
Dhyab734/
Dauab732/
Gyyab731/
Dyabh731/
Deaab731/
Djyab731/
Dahhab679/
Daiyav673/
Daiyap673/
Deahab672/
Daiyob671/
Deiyab671/
Djahab671/
Dajaab671/
Dayiav671/
Dauabs671/

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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 Dayyab
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