M'Baye Surname
Approximately 9,356 people bear this surname
M'Baye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4,718 | 1:868 | 118 |
| Mali | 2,969 | 1:5,715 | 362 |
| Guinea | 691 | 1:17,126 | 421 |
| France | 413 | 1:160,830 | 25,023 |
| Ivory Coast | 405 | 1:56,966 | 3,394 |
| Benin | 63 | 1:164,057 | 16,557 |
| Senegal | 38 | 1:383,667 | 1,883 |
| Burkina Faso | 30 | 1:611,737 | 7,703 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
The alternate forms: M'Bayé (1) & M'Bâye (1) are calculated separately.
M'Baye (1,724) may also be a first name.
M'Baye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name M'Baye Come From? nationality or country of origin
M'Baye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻱ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: M'Bayé or M'Bâye. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name M'Baye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 54,379th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 778,917 people. The surname M'Baye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of M'Baye reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. M'Baye is also the 184,892nd most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 1,724 people.
The surname M'Baye is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4,718 people, or 1 in 868. In Mauritania M'Baye is mostly found in: Gorgol Region, where 24 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 20 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania M'Baye exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 32 percent reside and Guinea, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
M'Baye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| M'Baye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻱ | ambay | 72.52 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻲ | amby | 11.86 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﺎﻱ | ambay | 8.78 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﻲ | amby | 2.63 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻯ | ambay | 1.88 |
| ﺁﻣﺒﺎﻱ | ambay | 0.3 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﺎﻯ | ambay | 0.23 |
| ﻣﺒﺎﻱ | mbay | 0.23 |
| ﺁﻣﺒﻲ | amby | 0.23 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻳﻪ | ambayh | 0.23 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻰ | amby | 0.15 |
| ﺍﻧﺒﺎﻱ | anbay | 0.15 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻱ | ambwy | 0.15 |
| ﺍﻧﻤﺒﺎﻱ | anmbay | 0.08 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺎﻱ | amyay | 0.08 |
| ﺃﺑﺎﻱ | abay | 0.08 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻯ | ambwy | 0.08 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻴﻲ | ambyy | 0.08 |
| ﻣﺒﺎﻯ | mbay | 0.08 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﻰ | amby | 0.08 |
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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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