Beckay Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Beckay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Beckay (18) may also be a first name.
Beckay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beckay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beckay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Beckay.
How Common Is The Last Name Beckay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Beckay is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Beckay are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Beckay is also the 2,608,198th most common first name internationally It is held by 18 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Beckay is primarily concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 83 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Beckay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beckay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱ | albkay | 85.71 |
| ﺑﻜﺎﻱ | bkay | 14.29 |
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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 Beckay
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