Bouyaye Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Bouyaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 72 | 1:56,873 | 4,043 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Bouyaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouyaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouyaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻳﺎﻱ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouyaye? popularity and diffusion
Bouyaye is the 2,220,661st most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouyaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 56,873. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 40 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 24 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 24 percent live. Aside from Mauritania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouyaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouyaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻳﺎﻱ | bwyay | 72 |
| ﺑﻴﺎﻱ | byay | 24 |
| ﺑﻮﻳﺎﻯ | bwyay | 4 |
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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 Bouyaye
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