Dawoye Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Dawoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Dawoye (13) may also be a first name.

Dawoye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dawoye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dawoye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawoye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Dawoye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dawoye are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 75 percent are found, Taraba, where 13 percent are found and Yobe, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawoyee921/
Dawoy9112/
Daywoyee861/
Dawaye831,853/
Daweye83805/
Daboye8337/
Dawiye837/
Dawoue836/
Dawooy832/
Dewoye832/
Dawoyi832/
Dowoye832/
Dawoya831/
Dawouy831/
Dawuye831/
Dhaweye7710/
Dhawaye779/
Dawoyop774/
Dawaiye774/
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Dawouya772/
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Dowoyee771/
Dawiyeh771/
Deawaye771/
Dawayye771/
Daoueye771/
Daboyie771/
Dhawoya771/
Daway731,795/
Dawei731,768/
Dawey73651/
Davoy73106/
Dawea7384/
Dawou7346/
Daboy7329/
Dawoj7327/
Dawoi7319/
Dowoy7312/
Davoe737/
Davye735/
Daweu734/
Dawoa731/
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Dawoojee7182/
Dabooyeh713/
Dawouyah712/
Dhawgaye711/
Dawheyeh711/
Dawaayye711/
Dabhoyae711/
Daboyehi711/
Daboya671,079/
Dabhoy671,052/
Daboue67736/
Dawaya67717/
Devoye67321/
Dawayo67269/
Dobeye67212/
Dawiya67175/
Daiwey67154/
Dabaye67133/
Dabeye67110/
Dayway6788/
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Devaye6755/
Dowoue6754/
Dahwei6750/
Dabiye6744/
Daewey6739/
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Deaway6733/
Dawoua6731/
Dawuyi6726/
Dawoui6722/
Daswei6721/
Dawhea6720/
Daiwei6719/
Daiway6719/
Dgawee6718/
Dayvie6717/
Daywea6717/
Dawuya6717/
Daweya6716/
Dawaei6716/
Dauway6714/
Dawaie6712/
Dahway6712/
Davaye6710/
Dobaye678/
Dawiyo678/
Daways677/
Deweye676/
Daawie676/
D'Aboy675/
Dawayi675/
Dawaje675/
Dawoji674/
Doboye674/
Dawwee674/
Dewaye673/
Dawaay673/
Dhaway673/
Daweud672/
Dhavye672/
Dhawae672/
Dowyee672/
Dobiye672/
Dabuye672/
Dowoyi672/
Daveye672/
Dawayé672/
Daweje672/
Dowoya672/
Dhawey671/
Daaway671/
Daouey671/
Davoue671/
Daweja671/
Dayvea671/
Dewooy671/
Daywou671/
Dayboy671/
Duowoe671/
Dauwoi671/
Daweyi671/
Daweji671/
Daawei671/
Daweeh671/
Daboyo671/
Dawoup671/
Dawaey671/
Dawaiy671/
Dawaue671/
Dowiye671/
Dhawou671/
Daboje671/
Dahwee671/
Dawyia671/

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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 Dawoye
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