Abdoulaya Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Abdoulaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 60 | 1:319,867 | 9,444 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Abdoulaya (134) may also be a first name.
Abdoulaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdoulaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abdoulaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻻﻱ) has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Abdoulaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdoulaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,203,767th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Abdoulaya reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 800,975th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 134 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 319,867. In Niger Abdoulaya is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 27 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 22 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 18 percent reside. Besides Niger it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Benin, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abdoulaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abdoulaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺒﺪﻭﻻﻱ | bdwlay | - |
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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 Abdoulaya
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