Gueij Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gueij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gueij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Gueij Last Name Facts

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

Gueij (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺞ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gueij? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gueij is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Gueij live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

Gueij is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Gueij is primarily concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 10 percent are found and Yemen, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueidj9144/
Gueije915/
Guejij914/
Gueiaj911/
Guei8953,398/
Guij892/
Guejije838/
Guedj804,029/
Guijt801,149/
Gueit80801/
Gueia80151/
Goeij80123/
Gueis8081/
Guijs8066/
Gueyi8061/
Gueid8043/
Gueje8041/
Geijp8034/
Gueja8022/
Gueiz8020/
Guije8011/
Gueji8010/
Gueih807/
Guejo807/
Guijj804/
Geije803/
Queij802/
Guejt802/
Gueie801/
Guijp801/
Gueip800/
Gui75477,894/
Gue7526,269/
Gej75612/
Guj75207/
Gij7549/
Gueits73559/
Guehia73385/
Gueiss7386/
Guehie7373/
Guehio7342/
Gueias7327/
Ghuijs7318/
Gueitz7318/
Gueyje7317/
Gueich7314/
Guejaj739/
Gueitt737/
Guejes737/
Guijie736/
Guijia735/
Gueist733/
Gueihi733/
Gouhei733/
Queije733/
Goueia733/
Gehijd731/
Ngwuej731/
Guijio731/
Guijje731/
Gueyip731/
Gueiha731/
Gueith731/
Gueu6745,346/
Quej6716,790/
Goue6713,188/
Guet678,403/
Guye675,193/
Guey674,965/
Guja674,427/
Guit673,361/
Guez673,089/
Gejo672,739/
Gueh672,705/
Gije672,677/
Guex672,543/
Gbei672,065/
Guix672,000/
Guji671,469/
Guiz671,224/
Guea671,202/
Geje671,184/
Gwei671,097/
Geja67996/
Guer67981/
Guje67913/
Geyi67892/
Guis67822/
Giji67621/
Guai67619/
Gues67540/
Gija67507/
Ghei67421/
Guid67363/
Gujo67318/
Geji67293/
Gijo67266/
Geia67234/
Guih67211/
Ghui67160/
Guip67157/
Guee67111/
Gujj6770/
Gued6762/
Giej6753/
Guae6743/
Quij6742/
Guiy6736/
Gaue6732/
Gujt6731/
Quei6730/
Geii6730/
Nguj6727/
Gauj6723/
Guii6722/
Ngej6722/
Gujë6720/
Ghue6718/
Gueï6716/
Gouj6712/
Guoi6712/
Gaij6711/
Guui6710/
Ngwueji6710/
Gouehie679/
Geio678/
Guep678/
Geie677/
Gedj675/
Gijy674/
Geej674/
Guaj674/
Gejt674/
Gbui673/
Gwue673/
Ghuijod672/
Gejz672/
Goij672/
Gujh672/
Geaj672/
Hgue671/
Ghuj671/
Kgue671/
Nghueji671/
Gejc671/
Guič671/
Gueß671/
Gueî671/
Guoj671/
Gwui671/
Cgui671/
Cguj671/
Ggej671/
Geyj671/
Gezj671/
Gejp671/
Gesj671/
Goej671/
Gqui671/
Gvij671/
Gvui671/
Gujs671/
Gwej671/
Guoe671/
Gidj671/
Gijj671/
Gijx671/
Gixj671/
Gisj671/
Gkui671/
Hgej671/
Hgij671/
Kgej671/
Kgij671/
Kgui671/

Gueij Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gueij in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﺞkyj-

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Footnotes

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