Yaje Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Yaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 117 | 1:177,513 | 18,775 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Yaje (950) may also be a first name.
Yaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaje (Hindi: याजे) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Yaje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yaje is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Yaje are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yaje is also the 262,112th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 950 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon Yaje is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yaje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaje in the Hindi language | ||
| याजे | yaje | - |
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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 Yaje
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