Biye Surname
Approximately 4,934 people bear this surname
Biye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,662 | 1:44,452 | 5,394 |
| Cameroon | 1,286 | 1:16,150 | 2,208 |
| Gabon | 758 | 1:2,492 | 431 |
| Mauritania | 678 | 1:6,040 | 701 |
| Nigeria | 180 | 1:984,126 | 41,775 |
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| Zambia | 57 | 1:278,069 | 16,150 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Niger | 28 | 1:685,429 | 16,503 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Biye (1,511) may also be a first name.
Biye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻲ, Oriya: ବିେୟ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Biye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Biye is the 96,394th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,477,006 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Biye live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 199,883rd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,511 people.
The surname Biye is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,662 people, or 1 in 44,452. Beside The DR Congo Biye exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found and Gabon, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻲ | by | 75.74 |
| ﺑﻴﻪ | byh | 17.02 |
| ﺑﻰ | by | 2.13 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻪ | abyh | 2.13 |
| ﺑﻴﻲ | byy | 0.85 |
| ﺑﻴﺔ | byt | 0.85 |
| ﺃﺑﻲ | aby | 0.85 |
| ﺃﺑﻴﻪ | abyh | 0.43 |
| Biye in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିେୟ | bieya | 66.67 |
| ବିେଯ | bieya | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Biye
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