Gahiye Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Gahiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Gahiye (14) may also be a first name.
Gahiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gahiye is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahiye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Gahiye occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Gahiye live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gahiye is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.
The surname Gahiye is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Gahiye is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 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 Gahiye
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