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) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Soumayé or Soumãye. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 93,016th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,419,467 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Soumaye live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 76,253rd most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 7,192 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 2,824 people, or 1 in 6,796. In Niger Soumaye is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 22 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 21 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 21 percent are found. Besides Niger this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 32 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
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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