Gueja Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Gueja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 20 | 1:204,743 | 10,209 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gueja (20) may also be a first name.
Gueja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gueja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gueja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺠﻪ, Hindi: गुॅजा) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gueja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Gueja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gueja are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Gueja is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
The last name Gueja is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 204,743. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 90 percent are found and Gorgol Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Mauritania Gueja exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 5 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gueja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gueja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺠﻪ | kjh | - |
| Gueja in the Hindi language | ||
| गुॅजा | gueja | 37.5 |
| गूॆजा | gueja | 12.5 |
| गूॅजा | gueja | 12.5 |
| गुेजा | gueja | 12.5 |
| गुॆजा | gueja | 12.5 |
| गूेजा | gueja | 12.5 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gueja
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