M'By Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

M'By Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

M'By Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172

M'By (28) may also be a first name.

M'By Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name M'By Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname M'By (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺐ) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name M'By? popularity and diffusion

The last name M'By is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 18 percent of M'By are found; 18 percent are found in West Africa and 14 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 961,301. In The Ivory Coast M'By is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 96 percent live and Montagnes District, where 4 percent live. Not including The Ivory Coast M'By occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Bay89100/
M'Bey8997/
M'Boy897/
M'Bys892/
M'Buy891/
Mby8676/
M'Baya801,140/
M'Bouy801/
Mbuy754,947/
Mbay754,837/
Mbey753,760/
M'Ba751,463/
Mboy75893/
M'Be75514/
M'Bi75109/
Mbyi7584/
Mbyo7544/
Måby758/
Mbiy756/
Mbys755/
Mbyp755/
M'bé751/
M'Bè751/
Mbyd751/
Hmby750/
M'Mbaya736/
M'Boytt731/
Mbaya6742,200/
M'Boa67197/
Mbuiy6769/
M'Bea6768/
M'Bai6768/
Mbiey6728/
M'Boi6726/
M'Bed6712/
Mbouy679/
M'Beh675/
Hmbay674/
Mbaay673/
M'Bie672/
M'Ber672/
M'Boj672/
M'Bih672/
Mbayd672/
Mmbay672/
M'Bio672/
Mboey671/
M'Mbe671/
Mbayh671/
Mbyoh671/
Mboyd671/
M'Vhy671/
Mbeys671/
Mboyp671/
Mbuhy671/
M'Vey671/
Mbhey671/
Mbhys671/

M'By Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
M'By in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺐamb66.67
ﺍﻣﺒﻲamby33.33

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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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  • 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 M'By
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