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
Bembaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺒﺎﻱ) occurs most in Chad. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bembaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bembaye is the 509,082nd most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bembaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 405,268th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 447 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Chad, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 23,516. Without taking into account Chad this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 10 percent live.
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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