Ambeye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ambeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ambeye (1,118) may also be a first name.
Ambeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ambeye is found most frequently in Niger. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ambeye.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambeye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambeye live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ambeye is also the 238,466th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 1,118 people.
The last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is most common in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Niger it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Chad, where 17 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 Ambeye
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