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Where Does The Last Name Nayes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Nayes (Arabic: ناييس, Russian: Найес) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ñayes. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nayes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 115,967^th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,831,962 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nayes live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Levant. It is also the 570,604^th most common first name globally, held by 245 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is held by 3,705 people, or 1 in 9,453. Outside of Iraq Nayes is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Kuwait, where 1 percent live.

Nayes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Nayes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 234 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nayes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nayes last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Nayes are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.88% registered with the party.

Nayes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.69% less than the national average, earning $37,244 USD per year.