Deghay Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Deghay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Deghay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deghay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deghay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻗﺎﻱ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Deghay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Deghay live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Deghay is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Morocco, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deghay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deghay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻗﺎﻱ | dqay | - |
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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 Deghay
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