Sambeye Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sambeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Sambeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sambeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻲ) is found most frequently in Niger. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambeye? popularity and diffusion
Sambeye is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Sambeye is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sambeye live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Chadic Africa.
Sambeye is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent live, Dosso Region, where 25 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 25 percent live. Apart from Niger it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 14 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﻲ | smby | - |
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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 Sambeye
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