Diyay Surname
Approximately 502 people bear this surname
Diyay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 499 | 1:106,095 | 10,310 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Diyay (12) may also be a first name.
Diyay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diyay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Diyay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺎﻱ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Diyay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diyay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 614,324th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Diyay are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Diyay is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
The surname Diyay is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 106,095. In Tanzania Diyay is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent live, Arusha Region, where 1 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Diyay occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 0 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diyayo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Daiyay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Diyaa | 80 | 365 | / |
| Diyai | 80 | 86 | / |
| Dayay | 80 | 27 | / |
| Diyoy | 80 | 12 | / |
| Duyay | 80 | 5 | / |
| Diyaj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Diyae | 80 | 2 | / |
| Daiyy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Doyay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Diyea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daiay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deyay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Diyoyo | 73 | 2,319 | / |
| Daihay | 73 | 30 | / |
| Dhiyaa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Dayaye | 73 | 17 | / |
| Diyahe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Dhiyai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Dahiay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Deyahy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Daiyaj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Diyahi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Diyaio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daiyaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daaiay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dhayay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doiaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dayahy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doyahy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daayay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhiyae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deyaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daiaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dahyay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daye | 67 | 13,929 | / |
| Deay | 67 | 275 | / |
| Diey | 67 | 39 | / |
| Daiihay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dyey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Daiyaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahayay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deihjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daihaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daaihay | 67 | 1 | / |
Diyay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diyay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﺎﻱ | dyay | - |
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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 Diyay
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