Kourbaly Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Kourbaly Surname User-submission:
The surname Kourbali originally comes the city Karbala'a in Iraq. The Sunni in that city escaped when the Shia commited acts of violence. They mostly escaped to Algeria. In Algeria they started to name then children of Karbala'a. After a while they started to name themself Kourbalians.
Read More About This SurnameKourbaly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 95 | 1:43,104 | 3,266 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
Kourbaly Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Kourbali originally comes the city Karbala'a in Iraq. The Sunni in that city escaped when the Shia commited acts of violence. They mostly escaped to Algeria. In Algeria they started to name then children of Karbala'a. After a while they started to name themself Kourbalians.
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Where Does The Last Name Kourbaly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kourbaly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺑﺎﻟﻲ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourbaly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kourbaly are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 43,104. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 21 percent live, Adrar Region, where 18 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 18 percent live. Besides Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Senegal, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kourbally | 94 | 14 | / |
| Korbaly | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kourbali | 88 | 351 | / |
| Courbaly | 88 | 20 | / |
| Courbalay | 82 | 42 | / |
| Courbally | 82 | 4 | / |
| Khorbatly | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kurbala | 80 | 399 | / |
| Korbali | 80 | 81 | / |
| Korbala | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kurbali | 80 | 27 | / |
| Karbaly | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kurbale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korboly | 80 | 1 | / |
| Corbaly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khourbotly | 78 | 1 | / |
| Corbally | 75 | 819 | / |
| Corbaley | 75 | 223 | / |
| Kurbalaj | 75 | 17 | / |
| Karbalay | 75 | 10 | / |
| Karbaley | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kurballi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Courbali | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kurballe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karbalya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karbally | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karbaaly | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kharbatly | 71 | 249 | / |
| Khorbotly | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khorbatli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kourmpali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korbahali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korvallay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Corballey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Karbala | 67 | 2,254 | / |
| Karbali | 67 | 622 | / |
| Kurvale | 67 | 439 | / |
| Corbala | 67 | 431 | / |
| Courboulay | 67 | 93 | / |
| Karbale | 67 | 57 | / |
| Qorbali | 67 | 9 | / |
| Corbalá | 67 | 9 | / |
| Corbale | 67 | 6 | / |
| Korvale | 67 | 5 | / |
| Korvali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Korbole | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kurbała | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gkourmpali | 67 | 2 | / |
| Curbale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corbali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khurboutly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karboly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Courballee | 67 | 1 | / |
Kourbaly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kourbaly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﺑﺎﻟﻲ | krbaly | 63.33 |
| ﻛﺮﺑﺎﻟﻰ | krbaly | 16.67 |
| ﻛﻮﺭﺑﺎﻟﻲ | kwrbaly | 13.33 |
| ﻛﻮﺭﺑﺎﻟﻰ | kwrbaly | 6.67 |
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