Elbekaye Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elbekaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elbekaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania571:71,8404,858
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Elbekaye (73) may also be a first name.

Elbekaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elbekaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elbekaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elbekaye is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Elbekaye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elbekaye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Elbekaye is also the 1,134,117th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 73 people.

The last name Elbekaye is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 71,840. In Mauritania Elbekaye is mostly concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 54 percent are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 30 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elbekkaye943/
Elbeckaye941/
Elbekay93155/
Elbekkay88205/
Elbeckay889/
Elbeikay888/
Elbakaye883/
Elbekaie881/
Elbekai8045/
Elbakay801/
Albakaye75157/
Elbakaya7511/
Elbekkey751/
Elbakkay751/
Elbekkai751/
Elhbakoye711/
Albakay6718/
Elbakai6710/
Elbakea674/
Albekoy671/
Albekai671/
Albakaya6325/
Albeckai631/
Albokaie631/
Albokai5310/
Albakau536/
Albakai535/
Albakoy532/
Albikai531/
Albokaai501/
Albokaii501/

Elbekaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elbekaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻱalbkay97.37
ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﻯalbkay2.63

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