Bembaye Surname
Approximately 643 people bear this surname
Bembaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Mauritania | 65 | 1:62,998 | 4,372 |
Bembaye (447) may also be a first name.
Bembaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bembaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bembaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺒﺎﻱ) is carried by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bembaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bembaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 509,082nd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bembaye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 405,268th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 447 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 23,516. Besides Chad this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bembaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bembaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻤﺒﺎﻱ | bmbay | 96.36 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﺎﻯ | bmbay | 1.82 |
| ﺑﻨﺒﺎﻱ | bnbay | 1.82 |
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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 Bembaye
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