Guelel Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guelel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guelel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Guelel (398) may also be a first name.

Guelel Last Name Facts

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

Guelel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻞ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guelel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Guelel is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guelel are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 432,848th most frequently held first name globally, held by 398 people.

The surname Guelel is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Assaba Region, where 29 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 14 percent reside and Guidimagha Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelel9127/
Guelil83894/
Ngelel8352/
Gelael8324/
Geleel835/
Guilel833/
Ghelel832/
Gielel831/
Glel809/
Guailel772/
Queslel772/
Ghellel772/
Geleșel771/
Gheilel771/
Glele733,632/
Gelil73354/
Gilel7320/
Gelgil67116/
Guilil677/
Ghelil672/
Glelle672/
Geylil671/
Quilel671/
Qulele671/
Cuelhl671/
Gilell670/
Gailele62298/
Ghellil621/
Ghillel621/
Guailil621/
Gheilil621/
Gaailel621/
Gelille620/
Gailleul5721/
Quilelle576/
Gelilova574/
Gigliell572/
Kgailele571/
Gilil55204/
Gélil551/
Gilgil501,294/
Giliel501/
Gilael501/

Guelel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guelel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻠﻞkll57.89
ﻛﻴﻠﻞkyll21.05
ﻛﻠﻴﻞklyl5.26
ﻗﻠﻞqll5.26
ﻛﻼﻝklal5.26
ﺟﻠﻞjll5.26

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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
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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 Guelel
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