Mayay Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Mayay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Mayay (176) may also be a first name.
Mayay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mayay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mayay (Hindi: मायाय, Marathi: मायाय, Russian: Маяй) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mayay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 970,883rd most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mayay live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 687,834th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 176 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania Mayay is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 99 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mayay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mayay in the Hindi language | ||
| मायाय | mayaya | 60 |
| माया | maya | 20 |
| मयय | mayaya | 20 |
| Mayay in the Marathi language | ||
| मायाय | mayaya | 50 |
| माया | maya | 25 |
| मयाय | mayaya | 25 |
| Mayay in the Russian language | ||
| Маяй | maaj | - |
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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 Mayay
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