Roukay Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Roukay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Roukay (286) may also be a first name.
Roukay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roukay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roukay is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Roukay.
How Common Is The Last Name Roukay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Roukay is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Roukay live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 523,065th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 286 people.
The last name Roukay is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Roukay is mostly found in: North Region, where 89 percent are found and Far North Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Roukay occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 9 percent are found and Morocco, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Roukay
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