Abakaye Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Abakaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Abakaye (19) may also be a first name.
Abakaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abakaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abakaye is most common in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abakaye? popularity and diffusion
Abakaye is the 1,666,404th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Abakaye reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Abakaye is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 19 people.
Abakaye is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 199,703. In Cameroon Abakaye is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 85 percent live and Centre Region, where 15 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaikaye | 93 | 33 | / |
| Habakaye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Abakay | 92 | 1,531 | / |
| Abakye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abakae | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abakaya | 86 | 58 | / |
| Abakawe | 86 | 41 | / |
| Obakaye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Abakoye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abakaei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abekaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ebakaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ebakhaye | 80 | 24 | / |
| Abakouye | 80 | 17 | / |
| Aboukaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abacay | 77 | 671 | / |
| Abakai | 77 | 285 | / |
| Abakie | 77 | 144 | / |
| Abakea | 77 | 60 | / |
| Abokay | 77 | 7 | / |
| Abakaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abakoy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abakau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abakei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abakey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abakuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebakay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abokye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obakye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abacae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abakoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abakoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aboukayed | 75 | 35 | / |
| Gabaakoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abaheikye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abakouy | 71 | 212 | / |
| Ampakay | 71 | 99 | / |
| Abakoua | 71 | 78 | / |
| Abakoue | 71 | 74 | / |
| Obakeye | 71 | 71 | / |
| Gabakau | 71 | 61 | / |
| Abaikai | 71 | 24 | / |
| Habakey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abaakaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abakoha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abokiye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abokoye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abakiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obakoye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abaka'a | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abookay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aboukay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obakayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajbakaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abakuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obakaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abeakaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Habókay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abakoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abakkouy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abakhouy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aibaikoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abakaitė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abakeitp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aybaikie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobakoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haboukye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habakuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabaikai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abascayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abakkoiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboucaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboukawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboukaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboukeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avoukaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obakiyes | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Abakaye
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