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
The surname Jamaye is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamaye? popularity and diffusion
Jamaye is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jamaye live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jamaye is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found 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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