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 surname Bebeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺒﻲ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bébéye. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bebeye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name 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. Bebeye is also the 3,024,661st most frequent given name internationally It is held by 14 people.
The last name Bebeye is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 127,964. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 78 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 9 percent live and Brakna Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 21 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live.
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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