Becaye Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Becaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Becaye (3,134) may also be a first name.
Becaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Becaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Becaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Becaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Becaye? popularity and diffusion
Becaye is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Becaye is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Becaye reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Becaye is also the 128,602nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 3,134 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Becaye is primarily found in: Brakna Region, where 33 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 33 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Becaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Becaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱ | albkay | 84.62 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻯ | albkay | 7.69 |
| ﺑﻜﺎﻱ | bkay | 7.69 |
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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 Becaye
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