Illaye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Illaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Illaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Illaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Illaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻻﻱ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Illaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Illaye is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Illaye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Illaye is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Mauritania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Illaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Illaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻻﻱ | alay | 50 |
| ﺇﻻﻱ | alay | 50 |
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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 Illaye
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