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

M'By (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺐ) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

M'By is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname 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. M'By is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name M'By is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 961,301. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 96 percent reside and Montagnes District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast it occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 14 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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