Najaye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Najaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Najaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Najaye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Najaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Najaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Najaye is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Najaye live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Najaye is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Liberia, where 11 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 Najaye
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