Dawaye Surname
Approximately 1,853 people bear this surname
Dawaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,502 | 1:12,778 | 901 |
| Cameroon | 209 | 1:99,374 | 11,757 |
| Nigeria | 135 | 1:1,312,169 | 51,890 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
The alternate forms: Dawayé (2) are calculated separately.
Dawaye (1,367) may also be a first name.
Dawaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dawaye is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Dawayé. For other possible spellings of Dawaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 220,420th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,932,836 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dawaye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 211,899th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 1,367 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 1,502 people, or 1 in 12,778. In Niger Dawaye is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 73 percent live, Zinder Region, where 19 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
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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 Dawaye
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