Rouwoye Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Rouwoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 327 | 1:12,523 | 1,214 |
| Senegal | 29 | 1:502,736 | 2,173 |
Rouwoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rouwoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rouwoye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻭﻭﻱ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rouwoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 791,719th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rouwoye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 12,523. In Mauritania Rouwoye is mostly concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 87 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 4 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Senegal, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rouwoy | 92 | 120 | / |
| Rowoye | 92 | 61 | / |
| Rouwye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rouwaye | 86 | 65 | / |
| Rouweye | 86 | 29 | / |
| Rouvoye | 86 | 17 | / |
| Rowoeye | 86 | 5 | / |
| Rowojaye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rouweyhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rowaye | 77 | 87 | / |
| Rouwey | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ruwoya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Rouway | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rouvoy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Roboye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ruwaye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ruowoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roweye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rowaiye | 71 | 158 | / |
| Roubaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rouwaje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rouwayé | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruwayeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riewoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruwej | 67 | 1,334 | / |
| Ruway | 67 | 295 | / |
| Rowey | 67 | 121 | / |
| Roboy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ruboy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ruwei | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rouweyha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rowei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rowou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rovoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Robuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rovoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouweyja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
Rouwoye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rouwoye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻭﻭﻱ | rwwy | 72.46 |
| ﺭﻭﻱ | rwy | 20.29 |
| ﺭﻭﻭﺍﻱ | rwway | 1.45 |
| ﺭﻭﻭﻳﺎ | rwwya | 1.45 |
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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 Rouwoye
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