Ngayaye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ngayaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Ngayaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngayaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngayaye is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ngayaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngayaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ngayaye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngayaye live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Ngayaye is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Malawi, where 25 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 Ngayaye
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