Taouay Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Taouay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Taouay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taouay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taouay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻮﺍﻱ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Taouay.
How Common Is The Last Name Taouay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Taouay are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Taouay is mostly found in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taouay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taouay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻄﻮﺍﻱ | altway | - |
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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 Taouay
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