Where Does The Last Name Gaey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gaey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻱ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 10,311,814^th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gaey reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Gaey is also the 2,446,817^th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania Gaey is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Gaey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gaey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaey last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.