Tamaraye Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tamaraye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamaraye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tamaraye (12) may also be a first name.

Tamaraye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamaraye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tamaraye.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamaraye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tamaraye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Tamaraye is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Tamaraye is most common in: Lagos, where 75 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 13 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 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 Tamaraye
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