Bambeye Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bambeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bambeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Bambeye (29) may also be a first name.

Bambeye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bambeye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bambeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻣﺒﻲ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bambeye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bambeye? popularity and diffusion

Bambeye is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Bambeye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bambeye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name Bambeye is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 240,874. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 59 percent live, Inchiri Region, where 24 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bambeye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bambeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻣﺒﻲbamby62.5
ﺑﺎﻣﺒﺎﻱbambay37.5

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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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  • 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 Bambeye
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