Ghaye Surname
Approximately 573 people bear this surname
Ghaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 282 | 1:40,768 | 6,674 |
| Iran | 126 | 1:609,385 | 33,721 |
| Mauritania | 86 | 1:47,615 | 3,531 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Ghaye (208) may also be a first name.
Ghaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻳﻪ, Marathi: घाये) occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ghaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 555,669th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Ghaye are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Ghaye is also the 627,410th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 208 people.
The last name is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 40,768. In Belgium Ghaye is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 73 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 22 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Belgium Ghaye occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 22 percent are found and Mauritania, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaye in the Marathi language | ||
| घाये | ghaye | 61.54 |
| घायेाने | ghayeane | 15.38 |
| घये | ghaye | 15.38 |
| घायेाराम | ghayearama | 7.69 |
| Ghaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺎﻳﻪ | qayh | 24.39 |
| ﻏﺎﻳﻪ | ghayh | 18.29 |
| ﻗﺎﻱ | qay | 12.2 |
| ﻗﻴﻪ | qyh | 8.54 |
| ﻗﻲ | qy | 8.54 |
| ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﻪ | alghayh | 6.1 |
| ﻏﺎﻳﺔ | ghayt | 4.88 |
| ﻗﺎﻳﺔ | qayt | 2.44 |
| ﻏﺎﻱ | ghay | 2.44 |
| ﻏﻴﻪ | ghyh | 2.44 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﻪ | alqayh | 2.44 |
| ﺍﻛﺎﻱ | akay | 1.22 |
| ﻏﺎﻟﻴﺔ | ghalyt | 1.22 |
| ﻏﻴﺔ | ghyt | 1.22 |
| ﻛﺎﻳﻰ | kayy | 1.22 |
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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
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- 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 Ghaye
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