Guya Surname

105,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Guya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7791:25,9582,909
Philippines1,1871:85,28914,811
India3871:1,982,08168,195
Uganda2881:135,55312,390
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
Japan851:1,504,05124,420
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Mauritius511:25,3615,224
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Benin161:645,97538,126
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
China51:273,464,31313,838
England41:13,929,515290,718
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Guya (5,336) may also be a first name.

Guya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Guya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Guya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻲ, Hindi: गुय, Marathi: गुया, Oriya: ଗୁୟା, Russian: Гуя) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 105,172nd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,636,180 people. Guya is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Guya are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 29 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 92,319th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,336 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,779 people, or 1 in 25,958. In Kenya Guya is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 44 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 27 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Guya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guya surname grew 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Guya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.29% less than the national average, earning $21,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guyah89582/
Guyau89294/
Guyaz89257/
Guyha89172/
Guyat89169/
Guyay89144/
Guyai8969/
Guyas8951/
Gujya8928/
Guyya8926/
Gguya891/
Guyap891/
Guyoa890/
Guyatt801,275/
Guyaux80876/
Guyaut8020/
Nguyea8015/
Guyach8011/
Guyeau807/
Guyash806/
Guyait805/
Ghuiya804/
Gujjya802/
Nguyah802/
Ghuyya801/
Gueiya801/
Guyadt801/
Guyaud801/
Guyo7545,390/
Guia7520,606/
Guía7565/
Gyah7556/
Ghya7518/
Gyaz751/
Cgya751/
Guyashi73295/
Ghuyyas731/
Ghuiyad731/
Gughiya731/
Guyot6733,960/
Gujja675,559/
Gaiya674,840/
Gayya672,861/
Guias671,654/
Guyos67444/
Ghyat67357/
Guyod67351/
Goiya67326/
Guija67315/
Ngyah67282/
Ghyas67223/
Guiaz67220/
Guiad67216/
Gajya67133/
Gueha67130/
Guiah6784/
Goyia6756/
Gaaya6750/
Guyeu6749/
Guiha6745/
Gyaah6736/
Guiaș6735/
Ghyap6735/
Guyop6733/
Gyatt6733/
Goyja6727/
Gujea6726/
Gujia6726/
Goyya6724/
Ghyad6722/
Guiat6721/
Gugia6721/
Ghyaz6719/
Gojya6717/
Guyoh6713/
Gayia6712/
Gueao6710/
Guiaş678/
Guiaa676/
Guiae676/
Guiay675/
Gujha674/
Guiap674/
Gyaid673/
Guiea673/
Gyoha672/
Gayja672/
Gujga671/
Ngyea671/
Gyaha671/
Geyha671/
Ncgya671/
Guioy671/
Nghya671/
Nhgya671/
Hgyat671/
Geauy670/
Gyath670/

Guya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻲaky-
Guya in the Marathi language
गुयाguya-
Guya in the Oriya language
ଗୁୟାguya96.05
ଗୂୟାguya0.79
Guya in the Hindi language
गुयguya58.33
गुयाguya41.67
Guya in the Russian language
Гуяgua-

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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 Guya
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