Gayean Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Gayean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Gayean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gayean Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gayean is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gayean? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Gayean reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 176,341. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Bong County, where 72 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 20 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Gayean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gayean has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gayean surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Gayean
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