Sheibou Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sheibou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Sheïbou (1) are calculated separately.
Sheibou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheibou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheibou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻬﻴﺒﻮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Sheïbou. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheibou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheibou is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Sheibou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheibou are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 90 percent are found. Barring Mauritania Sheibou is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheibou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheibou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻬﻴﺒﻮ | ashybw | - |
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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 Sheibou
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