Rimaye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Rimaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Rimaye (26) may also be a first name.
Rimaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rimaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rimaye is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rimaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Rimaye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rimaye live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 26 people.
The last name Rimaye is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 38 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent reside and Kano, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Rimaye is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Rimaye
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