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
Abdoulay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻻﻱ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdoulay? popularity and diffusion
Abdoulay is the 91,799th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,398,224 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdoulay live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 79,493rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 6,745 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 4,379 people, or 1 in 4,383. In Niger Abdoulay is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 31 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 23 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and Benin, where 5 percent reside.
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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- 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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