Ahbey Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Ahbey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 52 | 1:78,747 | 5,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ahbey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahbey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ahbey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺣﺒﻲ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ahbey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahbey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ahbey is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Ahbey occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ahbey live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 78,747. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Tagant Region, where 75 percent reside, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 12 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ahbey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ahbey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺣﺒﻲ | ahby | 48 |
| ﺍﺣﺒﻲ | ahby | 44 |
| ﺃﺣﺒﻲ | ahby | 8 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahbey
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