Songaye Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Songaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Songaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Songaye occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Songaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Songaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Songaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Songaye is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 176,341. In Liberia Songaye is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 84 percent are found and Margibi County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Liberia Songaye is found in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 4 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 Songaye
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