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
The last name Rouwoye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻭﻭﻱ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rouwoye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rouwoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 791,719th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. Rouwoye is predominantly found 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 Rouwoye is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 12,523. In Mauritania Rouwoye is most common in: Gorgol Region, where 87 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 4 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Mauritania Rouwoye exists in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 8 percent reside.
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
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- 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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