Guedia Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Guedia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guedia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4561:45,5465,985
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guedia (28) may also be a first name.

Guedia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guedia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺪﻱ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Guedia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guedia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 631,297th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname Guedia is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Guedia reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 45,546. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 38 percent live, Centre Region, where 30 percent live and Littoral Region, where 27 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Guedia occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 2 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guedjia922/
Guediha921/
Gedia91249/
Guedayia861/
Guediatt861/
Gueydiah861/
Gbedia83507/
Ghedia83503/
Guedja83256/
Gediah8352/
Geedia8311/
Guidia838/
Guedio833/
Guedya832/
Gediaa831/
Ngedia831/
Gueidiatt8012/
Gueydiatt801/
Guedaihia801/
Guaidia77155/
Guaydia7779/
Guedjio7754/
Gheedia7717/
Gbeadia7715/
Geediah772/
Ngwedia771/
Gehdiah771/
Guidiha771/
Geddiah771/
Cuedias771/
Gedio7356/
Gidia7338/
Gedja7331/
Gedya7330/
Gedea7310/
Gêdia731/
Gueidjat7116/
Gueidjio711/
Guedyatt711/
Gueidjah711/
Guedjo67369/
Gedeao67337/
Guidio67247/
Ghidia6782/
Ghedea6781/
Guydya6778/
Gidija6763/
Guidja6747/
Geddio6728/
Gbidia6722/
Gaidia678/
Ghweidija678/
Gueidjatt678/
Gidias677/
Quidia676/
Gbedio674/
Gedjah674/
Gaydia673/
Geedea672/
Giddia672/
Kuedja672/
Goydia672/
Guedeo671/
Ggidia671/
Goidia671/
Kuidia671/
Guidya671/
Geddea671/
Gedyah671/
Gidiah671/
Gedios671/
Gedeah671/
Kuedio671/

Guedia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guedia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺪﻱkdy33.33
ﺍﻟﻜﺪﻳﻪalkdyh33.33
ﻛﺪﻳﺎkdya33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guedia
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