Bounaye Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Bounaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Bounaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bounaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bounaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻧﺎﻳﻪ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bounaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bounaye is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Bounaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bounaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Bounaye is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Bounaye is mostly found in: North Region, where 93 percent live and Far North Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 6 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bounaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bounaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻧﺎﻳﻪ | bwnayh | - |
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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 Bounaye
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