Zakye Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Zakye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Zakye (14) may also be a first name.
Zakye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zakye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻛﻴﻪ) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Zakye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Zakye live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
Zakye is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mbarara District, where 38 percent live, Kampala District, where 31 percent live and Bushenyi District, where 6 percent live. Other than Uganda Zakye occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zakye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zakye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻛﻴﻪ | alzakyh | - |
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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 Zakye
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