Bouyeye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Bouyeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Bouyeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouyeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouyeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻲ) is found most in The Congo. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouyeye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouyeye reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in The Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,247,274. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouyeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouyeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﻲ | byy | - |
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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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- 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 Bouyeye
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