Dourodjaye Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dourodjaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dourodjaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2631:39,2995,050
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

The alternate forms: Dourodjayè (1) are calculated separately.

Dourodjaye (129) may also be a first name.

Dourodjaye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dourodjaye Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dourodjaye occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Dourodjayè. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dourodjaye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 966,131st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dourodjaye reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 818,356th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 129 people.

The last name Dourodjaye is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 39,299. In Benin Dourodjaye is most frequent in: Plateau Department, where 65 percent live, Littoral Department, where 15 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dourodjaye
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