Chouaya Surname
2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia
Chouaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 30 | 1:20,354 | 3,251 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Chouaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chouaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chouaya is found most in Tunisia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chouaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Chouaya reside; 62 percent reside in North Africa and 62 percent reside in Mahgreb.
It is most widespread in Tunisia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 20,354. Excluding Tunisia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 30 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 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
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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 Chouaya
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