Dawye Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Dawye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Dawye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dawye.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dawye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Dawye is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Dawye is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 18 percent reside and Sudan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daweye91805/
Dhaweye8310/
Dawaiye834/
Daweiye832/
Dawayye831/
Daweyea831/
Dabye80397/
Dawie8060/
Davye805/
Dowye801/
Dewye801/
Dawaayye771/
Dawjee73536/
Dewyea73189/
Davyes7353/
Dahwei7350/
Dhawie7327/
Dayvie7317/
Daweya7316/
Dowyer7314/
Dawgie7311/
Daawie736/
Dhavye732/
Dowyee732/
Daweje732/
Daweja731/
Dawgee731/
Daweyi731/
Daweji731/
Dawyiy731/
Dawehi731/
Dowyes730/
Davyer730/
Dahawehyee671/
Daawyay671/
D'Owyer671/
Daboyie671/
Daewioy671/
Daoueye671/
Dawujie671/
Daweaha671/
Douwyee671/
Dayweai671/
Dawggie671/
Deavyer670/

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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 Dawye
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