Taye Surname
Approximately 261,713 people bear this surname
Taye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 211,688 | 1:461 | 63 |
| India | 32,795 | 1:23,390 | 1,776 |
| Nigeria | 9,545 | 1:18,559 | 1,730 |
| Senegal | 1,624 | 1:8,977 | 360 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,232 | 1:18,727 | 1,422 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| United States | 557 | 1:650,734 | 52,170 |
| Thailand | 555 | 1:127,276 | 19,268 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Iran | 468 | 1:164,065 | 14,072 |
| Liberia | 440 | 1:10,019 | 1,111 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Cameroon | 230 | 1:90,300 | 10,845 |
| Benin | 165 | 1:62,640 | 7,708 |
| South Africa | 148 | 1:366,066 | 33,202 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 1:213,076 | 14,246 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Guinea | 6 | 1:1,972,303 | 1,775 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Tayé (4) & Táyé (1) are calculated separately.
Taye (354,057) may also be a first name.
Taye Demographics
Taye Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Taye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻱ, Hindi: तायी, Marathi: ताये, Oriya: ତାେୟ, Russian: Тайе) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Tayé or Táyé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,092nd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,846 people. The surname Taye occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Taye live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Taye is also the 2,944th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 354,057 people.
It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 211,688 people, or 1 in 461. Outside of Ethiopia this last name occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Taye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Taye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Taye last name expanded 2,228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Taye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Taye surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Christian (53%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Taye are 38.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Taye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning R 286,896 per year; in United States they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $42,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.27% less than the national average, earning $34,646 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taye in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାେୟ | taeya | - |
| Taye in the Marathi language | ||
| ताये | taye | 90.91 |
| टाये | taye | 6.82 |
| टये | taye | 2.27 |
| Taye in the Hindi language | ||
| तायी | tayi | 50 |
| ताये | taye | 50 |
| Taye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻱ | tay | 31.82 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻱ | altay | 22.73 |
| ﺗﻴﻪ | tyh | 22.73 |
| ﺍﺗﺎﻱ | atay | 9.09 |
| ﺗﺎﻳﻪ | tayh | 4.55 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻳﻪ | altayh | 4.55 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻳﺔ | altayt | 4.55 |
| Taye in the Russian language | ||
| Тайе | taje | - |
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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
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- 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 Taye
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