Gouzaye Surname
Approximately 3,605 people bear this surname
Gouzaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3,585 | 1:5,353 | 481 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gouzayé (1) are calculated separately.
Gouzaye (565) may also be a first name.
Gouzaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouzaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouzaye is most common in Niger. It may be rendered as: Gouzayé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouzaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 126,139th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,021,511 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gouzaye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Gouzaye is also the 353,173rd most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 565 people.
Gouzaye is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 3,585 people, or 1 in 5,353. In Niger it is most numerous in: Dosso Region, where 80 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 7 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Niger it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Gouzaye
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