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 occurs most in Mauritania. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bey. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Béy? popularity and diffusion
Béy is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Béy reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most common in: Assaba Region, where 50 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Mauritania it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.
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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