Chawaye Surname
Approximately 1,030 people bear this surname
Chawaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,028 | 1:18,669 | 1,190 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
The alternate forms: Chawayé (1) are calculated separately.
Chawaye (147) may also be a first name.
Chawaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chawaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﻮﻳﻪ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Chawayé. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 353,485th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,075,287 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chawaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Chawaye is also the 760,591st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 147 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 1,028 people, or 1 in 18,669. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 54 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 39 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Mauritania, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chawaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chawaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﻮﻳﻪ | ashwyh | - |
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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 Chawaye
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