Zakaye Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Zakaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 226 | 1:84,920 | 3,631 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Zakaye (487) may also be a first name.
Zakaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zakaye is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 806,178th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname Zakaye is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Zakaye reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 385,164th most common given name worldwide, borne by 487 people.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 84,920. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 82 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 12 percent live and Dosso Region, where 0 percent live. Besides Niger this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 32 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
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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 Zakaye
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