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 last name Yaje (Hindi: याजे) occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,348,199th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Yaje live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yaje is also the 262,112th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 950 people.
The last name Yaje is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Yaje is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
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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