Elbekay Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Elbekay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 148 | 1:27,668 | 2,326 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Elbekay (171) may also be a first name.
Elbekay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elbekay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elbekay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Elbekay.
How Common Is The Last Name Elbekay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,403,590th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elbekay are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 698,971st most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 171 people.
The surname Elbekay is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 27,668. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 75 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 14 percent are found and Tagant Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Mauritania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 3 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elbekkay | 93 | 205 | / |
| Elbekaye | 93 | 58 | / |
| Elbeckay | 93 | 9 | / |
| Elbeikay | 93 | 8 | / |
| Elbekkaye | 88 | 3 | / |
| Elbeckaye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Elbekai | 86 | 45 | / |
| Elbakay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elbecka | 86 | 0 | / |
| Elbakaya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Elbakaye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Elbekaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elbekkey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elbekkai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elbakkay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elbaky | 77 | 521 | / |
| Elbaka | 77 | 10 | / |
| Elbeki | 77 | 3 | / |
| Elbeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helbekath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Albekaa | 71 | 60 | / |
| Gelbeke | 71 | 21 | / |
| Albakay | 71 | 18 | / |
| Elbakai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Elbikha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Albecka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elbakea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aelbaky | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elbokha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elbihka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elbokhy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Albekoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elbakka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Albekai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elbeker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Albakaye | 67 | 157 | / |
| Gelbecke | 67 | 32 | / |
| Albakaya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Helbacka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ellbacka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Albeckai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helbecki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helbakka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elbecker | 67 | 0 | / |
Elbekay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elbekay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱ | albkay | 95.19 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻯ | albkay | 2.88 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻜﺎﻱ | albykay | 0.96 |
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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 Elbekay
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