Ebbey Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Ebbey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Ebbey (51) may also be a first name.
Ebbey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ebbey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ebbey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻲ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ebbey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ebbey is the 3,228,735th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ebbey reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ebbey is also the 1,396,783rd most common first name worldwide, held by 51 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 86 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Ebbey occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ebbey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ebbey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻲ | aby | 73.33 |
| ﺃﺑﻲ | aby | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻲ | alby | 6.67 |
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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 Ebbey
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