Doobay

Doobay Meaning & Origin

About Doobay
The surname Doobay is of Indo-Guyanese origin and is commonly found among people of Indian descent in Guyana and other parts of the Caribbean. It is derived from the combination of two words: "doo," which means "two" in Hindi, and "bay," which is a variation of the word "bhai" meaning "brother" or "friend." Therefore, the surname Doobay can be interpreted to mean "two brothers" or "two friends" in Hindi. It likely originated from a family or community that had a significant association with the number two or had a story or tradition involving two brothers or friends.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Doobay is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Doobay: 268
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 72,568
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Doobay based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TP
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D UW1 B EY2
🌐 IPA
/doobay*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D100

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Doobay in Braille

Here's how to represent Doobay in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Doobay in braille

How to sign the name Doobay using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Doobay using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Doobay in sign language

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