Gueleya Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Gueleya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gueleya (37) may also be a first name.
Gueleya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gueleya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gueleya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻴﻪ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gueleya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gueleya is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Gueleya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gueleya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 37 people.
The surname Gueleya is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 215,519. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Trarza Region, where 58 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 37 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gueleya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gueleya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻠﻴﻪ | klyh | 57.14 |
| ﻛﻠﻲ | kly | 42.86 |
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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 Gueleya
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