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
Laaye is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Laaye reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Laaye is primarily found in: Taraba, where 94 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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