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
The last name Elbekay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elbekay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elbekay is the 1,403,590th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Elbekay live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Elbekay is also the 698,971st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 171 people.
The surname Elbekay is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 27,668. In Mauritania Elbekay is mostly concentrated 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. Not including Mauritania Elbekay is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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