Ebeye Surname
Approximately 883 people bear this surname
Ebeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 543 | 1:326,230 | 17,877 |
| Mauritania | 269 | 1:15,223 | 1,429 |
| Cameroon | 49 | 1:423,859 | 35,946 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Ebéye (12) & Ebeyé (3) are calculated separately.
Ebeye (138) may also be a first name.
Ebeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ebeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ebeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻲ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms: Ebéye or Ebeyé. For other possible spellings of Ebeye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ebeye? popularity and diffusion
Ebeye is the 398,612th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. Ebeye is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ebeye are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787,636th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 138 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 543 people, or 1 in 326,230. In Nigeria Ebeye is most numerous in: Delta, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Edo, where 20 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Ebeye occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 30 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ebeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ebeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻲ | aby | 47.68 |
| ﺃﺑﻲ | aby | 24.5 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻪ | abyh | 15.89 |
| ﺃﺑﻴﻪ | abyh | 5.3 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﺔ | abyt | 1.32 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻲ | abyy | 0.66 |
| ﺃﺑﻴﺔ | abyt | 0.66 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻴﻪ | abyyh | 0.66 |
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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 Ebeye
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