Giye Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Giye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 113 | 1:1,567,635 | 58,980 |
| Tanzania | 108 | 1:490,200 | 32,950 |
| Uganda | 54 | 1:722,950 | 35,796 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Giye (188) may also be a first name.
Giye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giye (Russian: Гийе) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 798,040th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The surname Giye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Giye reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 188 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 46 percent live, Sokoto, where 26 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giye in the Russian language | ||
| Гийе | gije | - |
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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 Giye
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