Douay Surname
Approximately 4,972 people bear this surname
Douay Surname Definition:
(French.) Local. Derived from the town of Douay, in the province of Artois, France.
Douay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,814 | 1:17,416 | 1,918 |
| Morocco | 886 | 1:38,912 | 6,295 |
| Belgium | 88 | 1:130,644 | 18,923 |
| Mexico | 39 | 1:3,182,723 | 23,538 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Douay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French.) Local. Derived from the town of Douay, in the province of Artois, France.
Douay Demographics
Douay Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Douay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Douay is most common in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Douay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 95,690th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,465,717 people. The surname Douay occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Douay live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
It is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 3,814 people, or 1 in 17,416. In France Douay is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 56 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Normandy, where 5 percent are found. Aside from France it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 18 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.
Douay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Douay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Douay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Douay surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
Douay earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.08% less than the national average, earning $36,640 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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