Elbekay Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elbekay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elbekay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1481:27,6682,326
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elbekkay93205/
Elbekaye9358/
Elbeckay939/
Elbeikay938/
Elbekkaye883/
Elbeckaye881/
Elbekai8645/
Elbakay861/
Elbecka860/
Elbakaya8011/
Elbakaye803/
Elbekaie801/
Elbekkey801/
Elbekkai801/
Elbakkay801/
Elbaky77521/
Elbaka7710/
Elbeki773/
Elbeke771/
Helbekath751/
Albekaa7160/
Gelbeke7121/
Albakay7118/
Elbakai7110/
Elbikha719/
Albecka714/
Elbakea714/
Aelbaky711/
Elbokha711/
Elbihka711/
Elbokhy711/
Albekoy711/
Elbakka711/
Albekai711/
Elbeker711/
Albakaye67157/
Gelbecke6732/
Albakaya6725/
Helbacka6718/
Ellbacka672/
Albeckai671/
Helbecki671/
Helbakka671/
Elbecker670/

Elbekay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elbekay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱalbkay95.19
ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻯalbkay2.88
ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻜﺎﻱalbykay0.96

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elbekay
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