Cabey Surname
Approximately 1,228 people bear this surname
Cabey Surname User-submission:
It is said that Cabey came from the Irish surname McCabe. Letters were dropped and added because they were fleeing prosecution. This is a story told in Montserrat.
Cabey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 490 | 1:27,453 | 1,466 |
| United States | 362 | 1:1,001,268 | 73,991 |
| England | 195 | 1:285,734 | 22,108 |
| Montserrat | 56 | 1:88 | 12 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 32 | 1:1,725 | 295 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 23 | 1:4,312 | 570 |
| Panama | 16 | 1:244,516 | 6,353 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 32 | 1:138,433 | 7,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Cabey (424) may also be a first name.
Cabey Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is said that Cabey came from the Irish surname McCabe. Letters were dropped and added because they were fleeing prosecution. This is a story told in Montserrat.
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Cabey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cabey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cabey is most common in Somalia. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cabey.
How Common Is The Last Name Cabey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cabey is the 307,612th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,934,484 people. Cabey is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Cabey reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Cabey is also the 417,166th most widespread forename on earth, held by 424 people.
The last name is most common in Somalia, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 27,453. Without taking into account Somalia this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.
Cabey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cabey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cabey last name grew 3,017 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cabey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cabey surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.
Cabey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,023 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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