Jakai Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Jakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Jákai (2) are calculated separately.
Jakai (840) may also be a first name.
Jakai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jakai (Bengali: জাকাই, Hindi: जकई, Tibetan: ཇ་ཀའི་) occurs most in Malaysia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Jákai. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jakai is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Jakai occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Jakai reside; 31 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jakai is also the 281,708th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 840 people.
The surname Jakai is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jakai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jakai in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇ་ཀའི་ | jaké | - |
| Jakai in the Bengali language | ||
| জাকাই | jaka'i | - |
| Jakai in the Hindi language | ||
| जकई | jaka'i | 66.67 |
| जकाई | jaka'i | 33.33 |
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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 Jakai
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