Courbaly Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Courbaly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Courbaly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Courbaly Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Courbaly Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Courbaly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺑﺎﻟﻲ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Courbaly? popularity and diffusion

Courbaly is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Courbaly is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Courbaly reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 215,519. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 37 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 21 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Courbaly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Courbaly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﺑﺎﻟﻲkrbaly54.55
ﻛﻮﺭﺑﺎﻟﻲkwrbaly18.18
ﻛﻮﺭﺑﺎﻟﻰkwrbaly18.18
ﻛﺮﺑﺎﻟﻰkrbaly9.09

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Courbaly
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