Laaye Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Laaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Laaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laaye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Laaye is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Laaye live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Laaye is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 94 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 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
- 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 Laaye
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