Nuaye Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nuaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nuaye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nuaye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nuaye is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuaye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Nuaye live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Nuaye is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent reside and West Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuayed9114/
Nuay89852/
Nuaiyeh831/
Nuayu80223/
Nvuye8053/
Nwaye8046/
Nuayi8017/
Nbaye808/
Nueye805/
Nuaei803/
Nuawe802/
Nbuye802/
Nuhae802/
Nuaje801/
Nuaya801/
Nuayo801/
Nwaoye73582/
Nwaeye7331/
N'Baye7328/
N'Waye7327/
Nuaied735/
Nwoaye733/
Nuaiya732/
Noueye732/
Nvuuye732/
Nwueye731/
Nouhay731/
Nbuoye731/
Nwuoye731/
Nuaeid731/
Nuhawe731/
Nwayeh731/
Nweaye731/
Nuaeey731/
Nuaead731/
Nbouye731/
Nway67202/
Nvay67124/
Nuaj6778/
Mbouaye6720/
Nuaa6716/
Nuey6715/
Nvae6714/
Nuoy6712/
Nuayyos678/
Nwye677/
Nuijaya677/
Nuaiyot674/
Nuoa673/
Nuea673/
Nouhaya672/
Nvue672/
Nuej672/
Nuaijuy671/
Nwuiyae671/
Hnuaead671/
Nbay671/
Gnuoyed671/
Nwaeyeh671/
Nvye671/
Nbuy671/
N'Bouye671/
Nwataye671/
Nnwaoye671/
Nwue671/

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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 Nuaye
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