Meyabe Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Meyabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 52 | 1:78,747 | 5,195 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Meyabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meyabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meyabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺎﺏ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meyabe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Meyabe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meyabe reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Meyabe is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 78,747. In Mauritania Meyabe is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 40 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 19 percent are found and Tagant Region, where 19 percent are found. Other than Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meyabe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meyabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﺎﺏ | myab | 46.15 |
| ﻣﻴﺎﺑﻰ | myaby | 15.38 |
| ﻣﻴﺎﺑﻪ | myabh | 7.69 |
| ﻣﺎﻳﺎﺑﻰ | mayaby | 7.69 |
| ﻣﻴﺎﺑﻲ | myaby | 7.69 |
| ﻣﺎﻳﺎﺑﻪ | mayabh | 7.69 |
| ﻣﺎﻳﺎﺏ | mayab | 7.69 |
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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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