Oaye Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Oaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Oaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oaye (Russian: Оайе) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oaye is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oaye live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Oaye is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 93 percent live and Kaduna, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and Iran, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oaye in the Russian language | ||
| Оайе | oaje | - |
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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 Oaye
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