Melaiye Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Melaiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Melaiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melaiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melaiye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melaiye.
How Common Is The Last Name Melaiye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,849,867th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Melaiye are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bauchi, where 22 percent reside, Adamawa, where 20 percent reside and Kwara, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and England, where 1 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 Melaiye
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