Ouaye Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Ouaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ouaye (27) may also be a first name.
Ouaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ouaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﻪ) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Ouaye live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 27 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,153,562. In The Ivory Coast Ouaye is primarily concentrated in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 45 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 25 percent are found and Montagnes District, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Ivory Coast it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 12 percent are found and Liberia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ouaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ouaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﻪ | wyh | 50 |
| ﻭﺍﻱ | way | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Ouaye
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