Soumaye Surname
Approximately 5,134 people bear this surname
Soumaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,824 | 1:6,796 | 563 |
| Chad | 1,637 | 1:8,303 | 1,149 |
| Cameroon | 538 | 1:38,604 | 5,166 |
| Burkina Faso | 83 | 1:221,110 | 4,608 |
| Ivory Coast | 45 | 1:512,694 | 16,131 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Soumayé (9) & Soumãye (1) are calculated separately.
Soumaye (7,192) may also be a first name.
Soumaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soumaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soumaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻴﺔ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Soumayé or Soumãye. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 93,016th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,419,467 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Soumaye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 76,253rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 7,192 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 2,824 people, or 1 in 6,796. In Niger Soumaye is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 22 percent live, Maradi Region, where 21 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 21 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soumaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soumaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻴﺔ | smyt | 75 |
| ﺳﻤﻴﻪ | smyh | 25 |
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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 Soumaye
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