Mbouye Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Mbouye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
Mbouye (67) may also be a first name.
Mbouye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbouye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbouye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻳﻪ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbouye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbouye is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Mbouye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbouye reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Mbouye is also the 1,191,548th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 67 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Mbouye is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 57 percent reside, North Region, where 21 percent reside and East Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mbouye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbouye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻳﻪ | ambwyh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻱ | ambwy | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﻮﻯ | ambwy | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Mbouye
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