Bebeye Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Bebeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 32 | 1:127,964 | 7,422 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
The alternate forms: Bébéye (1) are calculated separately.
Bebeye (14) may also be a first name.
Bebeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bebeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bebeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺒﻲ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Bébéye. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bebeye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,843,861st most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bebeye are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous given name globally, held by 14 people.
This last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 127,964. In Mauritania Bebeye is primarily concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 78 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 9 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bebeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bebeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺒﻲ | bby | 80 |
| ﺑﺒﻴﻪ | bbyh | 20 |
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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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- 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 Bebeye
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