Zegaye Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Zegaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zegaye (2,199) may also be a first name.
Zegaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zegaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zegaye has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zegaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zegaye is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Zegaye is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Zegaye are found; 50 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Mahgreb. Zegaye is also the 159,642nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 2,199 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 8,619,025. Excluding Morocco Zegaye exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Algeria, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Zegaye
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