Ejaye Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Ejaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ejaye (40) may also be a first name.
Ejaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ejaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ejaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺟﺎﻱ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ejaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,305,105th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ejaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ejaye is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name on earth, held by 40 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Ejaye is most prevalent in: Edo, where 56 percent are found, Ogun, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ejaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ejaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺟﺎﻱ | ajay | 50 |
| ﺃﺟﺎﻳﻪ | ajayh | 50 |
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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 Ejaye
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