Dzaye Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dzaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dzaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Dzaye (41) may also be a first name.

Dzaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dzaye is most common in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dzaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dzaye is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Dzaye live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name globally, held by 41 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 97 percent are found and North Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Iraq, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzayee9141/
Zaye89592/
Dzay89280/
Dzae892/
Zayei80276/
Zayee80200/
Dzayi80149/
Dzaya80107/
Dzoye8075/
Dzayo8050/
Zayeh8045/
Dziye8017/
Dzaie8012/
Dzaiy8010/
Zahye8010/
Dzawe809/
Dzaje808/
Zayye807/
Dzhay805/
Dzaee804/
Zaaye803/
Zayie802/
Zhaye802/
Dsaye801/
Zaiye801/
Zayhe801/
Dzaei801/
Dzeye801/
Dzaey801/
Zay7513,392/
Dzauya73106/
Zahaye7348/
Dzeyie7326/
Zayeei7312/
Dzuyie736/
Dzhaya735/
Dsayep732/
Dzhauy731/
Zaayye731/
Dzeyeh731/
Dzeiye731/
Dzayai731/
Dsayes731/
Zayeay731/
Zayeeh731/
Zaya6717,375/
Tzay672,226/
Caye671,969/
Zeye671,378/
Zahy671,084/
Zawe67942/
Dzai67539/
Zaie67388/
Zayo67247/
Dzei67140/
Zoye67112/
Dzeu6735/
Dzau6723/
Dzey6721/
Dzoy6721/
Zayu6717/
Dzee6717/
Dzea6714/
Ziye6712/
Zuye677/
Dsay673/
Dsae673/
Dzoa673/
Zhay673/
Dzieyie673/
Zaue672/
Zaay672/
Dzue672/
Tzae672/
Zeay671/
Czae671/
Dzuy671/
Dzaj671/
Dzaa671/
Zaïy671/
Zahaiye671/
Dzoyaya671/
Dxay671/
Dzoe671/
Dzahaya671/

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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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  • 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 Dzaye
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