Touraye Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Touraye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 148 | 1:129,676 | 4,961 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Touraye (178) may also be a first name.
Touraye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Touraye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Touraye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﺭﺍﻳﻪ) occurs most in Niger. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Touraye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Touraye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,441,361st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. Touraye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Touraye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 683,417th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 178 people.
It is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 129,676. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 88 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 8 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Senegal, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Touraye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Touraye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮﺭﺍﻳﻪ | twrayh | - |
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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 Touraye
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