Sameye Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Sameye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 65 | 1:295,262 | 8,917 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sameye (47) may also be a first name.
Sameye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sameye occurs most in Niger. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sameye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,312,869th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Sameye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sameye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Sameye is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 47 people.
It is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 295,262. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 74 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 18 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sameye
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