Yamaye Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Yamaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 91 | 1:210,901 | 7,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Yamaye (15) may also be a first name.
Yamaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamaye is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yamaye is the 1,649,806th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Yamaye are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Yamaye is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name on earth, held by 15 people.
It is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 210,901. In Niger it is most common in: Dosso Region, where 38 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 38 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 23 percent live. Other than Niger Yamaye is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 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 Yamaye
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