Bouzaye Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Bouzaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 76 | 1:252,527 | 7,993 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Bouzaye (21) may also be a first name.
Bouzaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouzaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouzaye is found most frequently in Niger. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouzaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouzaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name in the world, held by 21 people.
This last name is most common in Niger, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 252,527. In Niger Bouzaye is most common in: Dosso Region, where 57 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 32 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Niger it is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bouzaye
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