Béy Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Béy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bey (83,348) are calculated separately.
Béy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Béy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Béy is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Bey. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Béy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Béy reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 50 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bey | 89 | 83,348 | / |
| Béye | 86 | 12 | / |
| Béyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Béya | 86 | 1 | / |
| By | 80 | 9,823 | / |
| Bé | 80 | 244 | / |
| Boy | 67 | 90,441 | / |
| Bay | 67 | 72,985 | / |
| Bye | 67 | 14,473 | / |
| Buy | 67 | 3,044 | / |
| Biy | 67 | 2,039 | / |
| Bhy | 67 | 857 | / |
| Byt | 67 | 789 | / |
| Bys | 67 | 504 | / |
| Byd | 67 | 179 | / |
| Byi | 67 | 132 | / |
| Byy | 67 | 114 | / |
| Øby | 67 | 91 | / |
| Åby | 67 | 90 | / |
| Bér | 67 | 89 | / |
| Byo | 67 | 79 | / |
| Byh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Æby | 67 | 56 | / |
| Béd | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bée | 67 | 44 | / |
| Béa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Byø | 67 | 15 | / |
| Béh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Byp | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hby | 67 | 11 | / |
| Byś | 67 | 7 | / |
| Byz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhé | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bés | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bóy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Byš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Béz | 67 | 1 | / |
| B'Y | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Béy
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