Ulayi Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Ulayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 193 | 1:82,124 | 6,943 |
| Nigeria | 182 | 1:973,312 | 41,407 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
Ulayi (30) may also be a first name.
Ulayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ulayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ulayi is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ulayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ulayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ulayi is the 651,048th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name Ulayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ulayi live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.
Ulayi is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 82,124. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 37 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 28 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 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 Ulayi
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