Dawye Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Dawye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Dawye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dawye is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dawye.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawye? popularity and diffusion
Dawye is the 3,141,416th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dawye reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Dawye is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 18 percent live and Sudan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daweye | 91 | 805 | / |
| Dhaweye | 83 | 10 | / |
| Dawaiye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Daweiye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dawayye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daweyea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dabye | 80 | 397 | / |
| Dawie | 80 | 60 | / |
| Davye | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dowye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dewye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dawaayye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dawjee | 73 | 536 | / |
| Dewyea | 73 | 189 | / |
| Davyes | 73 | 53 | / |
| Dahwei | 73 | 50 | / |
| Dhawie | 73 | 27 | / |
| Dayvie | 73 | 17 | / |
| Daweya | 73 | 16 | / |
| Dowyer | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dawgie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Daawie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dhavye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dowyee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daweje | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daweja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dawgee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daweyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daweji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dawyiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dawehi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dowyes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Davyer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dahawehyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daawyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Owyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daboyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daewioy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daoueye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawujie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daweaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douwyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayweai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawggie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deavyer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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