Doulaye Surname
Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname
Doulaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,129 | 1:16,999 | 1,116 |
| Ivory Coast | 154 | 1:149,813 | 7,008 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Doulaye (6,694) may also be a first name.
Doulaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doulaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Doulaye is found most in Niger. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Doulaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Doulaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Doulaye is the 295,000th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,636,153 people. The last name Doulaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Doulaye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Chadic Africa. Doulaye is also the 79,881st most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 6,694 people.
The last name is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 1,129 people, or 1 in 16,999. In Niger Doulaye is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 91 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 0 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 Doulaye
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