Rowoye Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Rowoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 59 | 1:69,404 | 4,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Rowoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rowoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rowoye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻭﻭﻱ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rowoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rowoye is the 2,460,878th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Rowoye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rowoye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 69,404. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Gorgol Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Senegal, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rouwoye | 92 | 356 | / |
| Rowoeye | 92 | 5 | / |
| Rowojaye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rouwoy | 83 | 120 | / |
| Rowaye | 83 | 87 | / |
| Rewoye | 83 | 5 | / |
| Roboye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ruowoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roweye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rouwye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rowaiye | 77 | 158 | / |
| Rouwaye | 77 | 65 | / |
| Rouweye | 77 | 29 | / |
| Rouvoye | 77 | 17 | / |
| Rowey | 73 | 121 | / |
| Roboy | 73 | 17 | / |
| Rowei | 73 | 7 | / |
| Rowou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Roway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rovoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rovoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rowea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouweyhe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rowaie | 67 | 1,068 | / |
| Robaye | 67 | 511 | / |
| Rowayi | 67 | 189 | / |
| Rowawe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rouwey | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ruwoya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rowoud | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rowaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Roboje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rowiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rouway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rouvoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rowway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roboyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roweis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roweii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rawaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruwaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rawiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rowehy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roobey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roswei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roways | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roowei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raboye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Robeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roboya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rooway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruowei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roobei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Robowe | 67 | 0 | / |
Rowoye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rowoye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻭﻭﻱ | rwwy | 63.64 |
| ﺭﻭﻱ | rwy | 27.27 |
| ﺭﻭﻭﻭﻱ | rwwwy | 9.09 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rowoye
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