Jamaye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Jamaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Jamaye (10) may also be a first name.
Jamaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamaye is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Jamaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jamaye reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jamaye is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent reside and Tunisia, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Jamaye
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