Bouyay Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Bouyay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Bouyay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouyay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouyay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻳﺎﻱ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouyay? popularity and diffusion
Bouyay is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouyay live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 157,495. In Mauritania Bouyay is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 65 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 19 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouyay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouyay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻳﺎﻱ | bwyay | 37.5 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻱ | abyay | 25 |
| ﺑﻮﻳﻲ | bwyy | 12.5 |
| ﺃﺑﻴﺎﻱ | abyay | 12.5 |
| ﺑﻴﺎﻱ | byay | 12.5 |
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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 Bouyay
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