Dongaye Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Dongaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Dongaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dongaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dongaye (Marathi: गये) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dongaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Dongaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Dongaye live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa.
Dongaye is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Dongaye is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and India, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dongaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dongaye in the Marathi language | ||
| गये | gaye | 66.67 |
| डोनगाये | donagaye | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Dongaye
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