Koumaye Surname
Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname
Koumaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| Cameroon | 105 | 1:197,801 | 20,464 |
| Niger | 28 | 1:685,429 | 16,503 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Koumaye (780) may also be a first name.
Koumaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koumaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koumaye is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Koumaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koumaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 263,749th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,907,438 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Koumaye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 293,794th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 780 people.
Koumaye is most commonly held in Chad, where it is borne by 1,348 people, or 1 in 10,083. Without taking into account Chad this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 2 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 Koumaye
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