Hebeye Surname
Approximately 522 people bear this surname
Hebeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 488 | 1:108,487 | 10,526 |
| Mauritania | 33 | 1:124,087 | 7,273 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Hebeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hebeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hebeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺒﻲ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hebeye.
How Common Is The Last Name Hebeye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 596,518th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hebeye are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 108,487. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hebeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hebeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺒﻲ | hby | 85 |
| ﻫﺒﻰ | hby | 10 |
| ﻫﺒﻴﻲ | hbyy | 5 |
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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 Hebeye
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