Eguelaye Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Eguelaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 76 | 1:53,880 | 3,890 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Eguelaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eguelaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eguelaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻼﻱ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Eguelaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Eguelaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Eguelaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 53,880. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 34 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 26 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eguelay | 93 | 31 | / |
| Egelaye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Egueleye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Egelay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egbeleye | 75 | 867 | / |
| Giquelay | 75 | 59 | / |
| Gegeloye | 75 | 49 | / |
| Egbeloye | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gikuelay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egwueloy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egelie | 71 | 111 | / |
| Gicquelay | 71 | 57 | / |
| Egeley | 71 | 49 | / |
| Eegbeleye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Egeleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eggbeleye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igelay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egilae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egelai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwueleje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engelau | 67 | 53 | / |
| Engelai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hegelau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Equeley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Engeleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egbelei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwelye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecuilae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugeley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hegeley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eageley | 67 | 0 | / |
Eguelaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eguelaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻼﻱ | aklay | 72 |
| ﺃﻛﻼﻱ | aklay | 16 |
| ﺃﻗﻼﻱ | aqlay | 8 |
| ﻛﻼﻱ | klay | 4 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Eguelaye
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