El Kaya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Kaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Kaya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

El Kaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Kaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El Kaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﺔ) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Kaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of El Kaya live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 8,808,431. Apart from Yemen this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 33 percent are found and Spain, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Kayat9341/
El Kahya938/
El Kayas935/
El Khaya934/
El Kay921/
El Khayaz883/
El Khay86232/
El Kays866/
El Kaha864/
El Kahy862/
El Qaya861/
El Kaia861/
El Ka836/
El Khayatt8231/
El Hkayh803,691/
El Khaye80190/
El Kahia80172/
El Khayi8011/
El Kaysh805/
El Khayy803/
El Khaja801/
El Kouya801/
El-Kayas801/
El Kka77122/
El Kai7711/
El Kau774/
El Qaa774/
El Koy772/
El Kaj771/
El Kys771/
El Kha771/
El-Kay771/
El-Khayat751,507/
El Khaysh75244/
El Khiyat75239/
El Khaiat759/
El Khaiad754/
El Kheyat754/
El Keiy71214/
El Qayi71214/
El Khey7113/
El Qayd719/
El Khai715/
El Kais714/
El Kheyatt711/
El Keey711/
El-Khayatt711/
El Khaj711/
El-Kays711/
El-Khay711/
El Kouy711/
El Kuoy711/
El Qayed67508/
El Qiyas67427/
El Khoja67343/
El Kaich67170/
El-Khaye6752/
El Ke6725/
El-Kayed6722/
El Kouhy674/
El-Kahia672/
El Kheye672/
El Kouha671/
El Kaiss671/
El Kajoo671/
El Khuja671/
El Qa671/
El Hkaih671/
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El Kaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Kaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﺔalqayt20
ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﻪalghayh20
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻳﻪalkayh20
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻱalkay20
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﻪalqayh20

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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 El Kaya
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