Rakaye Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Rakaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Rakaye (12) may also be a first name.
Rakaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rakaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻗﺎﻱ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakaye? popularity and diffusion
Rakaye is the 6,063,924th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakaye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. Rakaye is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 89 percent live and North Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺮﻗﺎﻱ | alrqay | - |
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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 Rakaye
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