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
Ouaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﻪ) is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Ouaye reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ouaye is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 27 people.
Ouaye is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,153,562. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 45 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 25 percent reside and Montagnes District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast Ouaye is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 12 percent reside and Liberia, where 9 percent reside.
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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