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 found most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vahaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vahaye is the 189,000th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,259,189 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Vahaye live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Vahaye is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,172 people, or 1 in 24,375. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 41 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 20 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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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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