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 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
| 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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