Ebeny Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Ebeny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Ébény (1) are calculated separately.
Ebeny (186) may also be a first name.
Ebeny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ebeny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ebeny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻨﻰ) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Ébény. Click here for other potential spellings of Ebeny.
How Common Is The Last Name Ebeny? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Ebeny are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 667,122nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 186 people.
Ebeny is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 93 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 7 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ebeny Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ebeny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻨﻰ | abny | - |
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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 Ebeny
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