Souaye Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Souaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Souaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Souaye occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Souaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Souaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Souaye reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Souaye is most common in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Souaye
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