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
Giye (Russian: Гийе) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Giye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 798,040th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Giye is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Giye reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Giye is also the 663,277th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 188 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria Giye is most common in: Zamfara, where 46 percent are found, Sokoto, where 26 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.
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
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- 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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