Rekeya Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Rekeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Rekeya (154) may also be a first name.
Rekeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rekeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rekeya (Marathi: रेकेया, Oriya: େରେକୟା) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rekeya? popularity and diffusion
Rekeya is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rekeya reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Rekeya is also the 740,891st most prevalent forename in the world, held by 154 people.
It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rekeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rekeya in the Marathi language | ||
| रेकेया | rekeya | - |
| Rekeya in the Oriya language | ||
| େରେକୟା | erekaya | 50 |
| େରାେକୟା | eraekaya | 50 |
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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 Rekeya
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