Vahaye Surname
Approximately 2,236 people bear this surname
Vahaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,172 | 1:24,375 | 2,993 |
| Iran | 61 | 1:1,258,730 | 53,327 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Vahaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vahaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vahaye is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vahaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 189,000th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,259,189 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Vahaye live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,172 people, or 1 in 24,375. In Tanzania Vahaye is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 41 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 20 percent live and Njombe Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
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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 Vahaye
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