Gumaye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gumaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Gumaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gumaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gumaye occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gumaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Gumaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Gumaye is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gumaye reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 50 percent are found and Rivercess County, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Liberia Gumaye exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Gumaye
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