Mamaye Surname
Approximately 3,087 people bear this surname
Mamaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,898 | 1:33,660 | 3,918 |
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mamaye (1,072) may also be a first name.
Mamaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mamaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mamaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻤﻲ) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mamaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 144,000th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,360,721 people. The surname Mamaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mamaye live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mamaye is also the 244,199th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,072 people.
The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,898 people, or 1 in 33,660. Barring Ethiopia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mamaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mamaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻤﻲ | mmy | 50 |
| ﻣﺎﻣﺎﻱ | mamay | 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
- 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 Mamaye
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