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 occurs most in Niger. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 806,178th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Zakaye are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Zakaye is also the 385,164th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 487 people.
The last name Zakaye is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 84,920. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 82 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 12 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Niger Zakaye exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 32 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
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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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