Couye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Couye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Couye (3) may also be a first name.
Couye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Couye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Couye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻱ) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Couye.
How Common Is The Last Name Couye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Couye is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Couye reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 3 people.
Couye is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent reside and Mauritania, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Couye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Couye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻱ | kwy | - |
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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 Couye
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