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 surname Dawaye is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Dawayé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dawaye is the 220,420th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,932,836 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dawaye live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa. Dawaye is also the 211,899th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 1,367 people.
The surname Dawaye is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 1,502 people, or 1 in 12,778. In Niger it is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 73 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 19 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Niger Dawaye exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 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 Dawaye
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