Faiye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Faiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Faiye (18) may also be a first name.
Faiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faiye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faiye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Faiye reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
Faiye is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Faiye is most common in: Ondo, where 75 percent reside and Ekiti, where 25 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 11 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 Faiye
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