Durowaye Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Durowaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durowaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3251:545,05526,640
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Durowaye (15) may also be a first name.

Durowaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Durowaye is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Durowaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Durowaye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Durowaye is the 837,371st most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name Durowaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Durowaye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Durowaye is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 545,055. In Nigeria Durowaye is mostly found in: Kogi, where 57 percent are found, Kwara, where 12 percent are found and Ekiti, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Durowaye exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Durowaye Last Name Statistics demography

Durowaye earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durowaiye94352/
Durowye931/
Duruwaye886/
Durowayi884/
Durroway883/
Dorowaye882/
Durobaye881/
Durowiye881/
Dorowaiye821/
Durowaa801,192/
Durowoa803/
Durowaju756/
Douroubay7111/
Durabay67109/
Durovey6731/
Durowou674/
Durovoy672/
Durowoj671/
Doraway671/
Duruwaa671/
Duravej671/
Duraboy671/

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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 Durowaye
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