Koumby Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Koumby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Koumby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koumby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koumby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺒﻰ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koumby? popularity and diffusion
Koumby is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Koumby occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koumby are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Koumby is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Koumby is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Gabon, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koumby Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koumby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻤﺒﻰ | kmby | 50 |
| ﺍﻛﻤﺒﻲ | akmby | 50 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koumby
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