Rekiya Surname
Approximately 1,616 people bear this surname
Rekiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Nigeria | 310 | 1:571,428 | 27,680 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Rekiya (17,511) may also be a first name.
Rekiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rekiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rekiya (Bengali: রেকিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻗﻴﺔ, Hindi: रेकइया, Marathi: रेकीया) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rekiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rekiya is the 246,165th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,509,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rekiya live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Rekiya is also the 41,642nd most widely held given name on earth, borne by 17,511 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Other than Ethiopia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rekiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rekiya in the Bengali language | ||
| রেকিয়া | rekiya | - |
| Rekiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻗﻴﺔ | rqyt | 66.67 |
| ﺭﻗﻴﻪ | rqyh | 33.33 |
| Rekiya in the Marathi language | ||
| रेकीया | rekiya | 50 |
| रेिकया | reikaya | 25 |
| रेकीय | rekiya | 25 |
| Rekiya in the Hindi language | ||
| रेकइया | reka'iya | 25 |
| राेकइया | raeka'iya | 25 |
| रेकिया | rekiya | 25 |
| रेकईया | reka'iya | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rekiya
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