Abdoulay Surname
Approximately 5,212 people bear this surname
Abdoulay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4,379 | 1:4,383 | 414 |
| Cameroon | 363 | 1:57,215 | 7,390 |
| Benin | 256 | 1:40,373 | 5,198 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Abdoulay (6,745) may also be a first name.
Abdoulay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdoulay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abdoulay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻻﻱ) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Abdoulay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdoulay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 91,799th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,398,224 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdoulay reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Abdoulay is also the 79,493rd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 6,745 people.
It is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 4,379 people, or 1 in 4,383. In Niger Abdoulay is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 31 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 23 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger Abdoulay exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abdoulay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abdoulay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻻﻱ | bdwlay | 91.67 |
| ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻻﻯ | bdwlay | 5.56 |
| ﻋﺒﺪﻻﻯ | bdlay | 2.78 |
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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 Abdoulay
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