Elemaye Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Elemaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
The alternate forms: Elémayé (1) are calculated separately.
Elemaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elemaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elemaye has its highest incidence in Benin. It may occur as: Elémayé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elemaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elemaye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,033,560. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Littoral Department, where 80 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 10 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 10 percent reside. Barring Benin this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 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 Elemaye
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