Douaye Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Douaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 189 | 1:122,070 | 6,002 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
Douaye (37) may also be a first name.
Douaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Douaye is found most in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Douaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Douaye is the 1,218,745th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Douaye are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 37 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 122,070. In The Ivory Coast Douaye is most numerous in: Montagnes District, where 67 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent reside and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 8 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Douaye
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