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
The surname Gaiye is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gaiye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaiye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gaiye is the 468,258th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,149,785 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaiye live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Gaiye is also the 297,080th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 764 people.
Gaiye is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 27,453. Outside of Somalia Gaiye is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Gaiye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gaiye last name 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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