Rekaya Surname
Approximately 2,282 people bear this surname
Rekaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,227 | 1:41,282 | 4,194 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Tunisia | 15 | 1:40,708 | 5,720 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Rékaya (1) are calculated separately.
Rekaya (6,765) may also be a first name.
Rekaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rekaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rekaya (Arabic: رُقيه, Marathi: रेकया, Oriya: େରକୟା) is found most in Egypt. It may occur as: Rékaya. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rekaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rekaya is the 185,683rd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,193,491 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rekaya live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Rekaya is also the 79,333rd most widely held first name globally, held by 6,765 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,227 people, or 1 in 41,282. Outside of Egypt it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Tunisia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rekaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rekaya in the Oriya language | ||
| େରକୟା | erakaya | - |
| Rekaya in the Marathi language | ||
| रेकया | rekaya | - |
| Rekaya in the Arabic language | ||
| رُقيه | ruqyh | - |
| رقيّه | rqyh | - |
| رقيه | rqyh | - |
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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 Rekaya
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