Taouy Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Taouy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Taouy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taouy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taouy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻭﻱ) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Taouy.
How Common Is The Last Name Taouy? popularity and diffusion
Taouy is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Taouy are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso Taouy is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taouy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taouy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻭﻱ | tawy | - |
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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 Taouy
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