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
Doulaye is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Doulaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Doulaye is the 295,000th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,636,153 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Doulaye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Doulaye is also the 79,881st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 6,694 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 1,129 people, or 1 in 16,999. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 91 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Niger this surname is found 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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