Guedja Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Guedja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 243 | 1:158,978 | 20,381 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Guedja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guedja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guedja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺠﻪ) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guedja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Guedja is the 998,609th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Guedja reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb.
It is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 158,978. In Algeria it is most common in: Batna Province, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria Guedja is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guedja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guedja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺠﻪ | kjh | - |
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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 Guedja
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