Dambey Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Dambey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Dambey (10) may also be a first name.
Dambey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dambey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dambey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻣﺒﻲ) is most common in Niger. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dambey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dambey is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Dambey occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dambey reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dambey is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 872,364. In Niger Dambey is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 68 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 27 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and Mauritania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dambey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dambey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻣﺒﻲ | jamby | - |
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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
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- 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 Dambey
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