Gaiye Surname
Approximately 718 people bear this surname
Gaiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 490 | 1:27,453 | 1,466 |
| Kenya | 205 | 1:225,268 | 15,863 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Gaiye (764) may also be a first name.
Gaiye Demographics
Gaiye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gaiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaiye is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gaiye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaiye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 468,258th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaiye are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 297,080th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 764 people.
The last name Gaiye is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is carried by 490 people, or 1 in 27,453. Excluding Somalia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Gaiye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Gaiye
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