Ayestas

Ayestas Meaning & Origin

About Ayestas
The surname Ayestas is of Basque origin and is derived from the Basque word "aia," meaning "valley." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place or region known as Ayestas or a similar variant, which likely referred to a valley or a specific geographical feature. The surname Ayestas thus signifies an ancestral connection to a particular valley or region in the Basque Country.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Ayestas is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Ayestas: 201
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 91,625
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ayestas based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASTS
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A02302
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AY1 S T AH0 Z
🌐 IPA
/ayestas*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A232

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ayestas in Braille

Here's how to represent Ayestas in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Ayestas in braille

How to sign the name Ayestas using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Ayestas using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Ayestas in sign language

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