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 surname Ebeny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻨﻰ) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also be found as a variant: Ébény. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ebeny? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Ebeny reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ebeny is also the 667,122nd most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 186 people.
The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia Ebeny is most common in: Sarawak, where 93 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 7 percent live. Other than Malaysia Ebeny is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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