Elkaya Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Elkaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 102 | 1:762,955 | 37,984 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Elkaya (39) may also be a first name.
Elkaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elkaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﻪ, Russian: Елькая) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,755,741st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Elkaya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Elkaya are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 39 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 762,955. In Turkey it is most common in: Izmir Province, where 30 percent reside, Konya Province, where 25 percent reside and Giresun Province, where 19 percent reside. Besides Turkey it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elkaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elkaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﻪ | alqayh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﺔ | alqayt | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻳﻪ | alkayh | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﻪ | alghayh | 16.67 |
| Elkaya in the Russian language | ||
| Елькая | elkaa | - |
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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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- 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 Elkaya
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