Guenaye Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guenaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guenaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast541:427,24514,306
Mauritania351:116,9966,922

Guenaye (16) may also be a first name.

Guenaye Last Name Facts

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

Guenaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺎﻳﻪ) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Guenaye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guenaye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Guenaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Guenaye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 427,245. In The Ivory Coast Guenaye is most numerous in: Montagnes District, where 94 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 2 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 2 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast it is found in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 39 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guenay9221/
Genaye923/
Guenaya86183/
Guesnay8645/
Kuenaye8618/
Guenayi864/
Ghenaye862/
Guenoye861/
Guinaye861/
Genay831,124/
Genye83114/
Genae832/
Guenayaa804/
Guinay77231/
Guenai7782/
Gueney7751/
Genaya7723/
Guynay7717/
Guenau7713/
Gueneu7712/
Ghenay778/
Guenaî777/
Genaje776/
Kuenae775/
Guenaj774/
Genayi773/
Genoye773/
Gbenay772/
Geneay771/
Ginaye771/
Geneye771/
Quenay771/
Guenoy771/
Geniye771/
Gouenayou7511/
Quenaya712,765/
Quejnay711,384/
Gengaje711,302/
Genayas71664/
Ngeneye71497/
Guesney71346/
Quesnay71331/
Genaveh71144/
Guenaud7192/
Guenais7169/
Guenaux7139/
Gueneux7137/
Gengaya7125/
Guineay7117/
Gheinay7113/
Gbeinay7113/
Guenoue7112/
Kwenaye7111/
Gbeneye7111/
Guenaia714/
Kuenayo714/
Guenaut714/
Guisnay714/
Gbenyie713/
Guinayo713/
Ngwenay712/
Guinaya711/
Guenajo711/
Gueneit711/
Gueneya711/
Genagie711/
Genawie711/
Gengaei711/
Guenaui711/
Gbenayo711/
Guenhei711/
Guetnei711/
Gbenawe711/
Genayot711/
Gemhaye711/
Guinaay711/
Guesnau711/
Gwenawe711/
Ghuinay711/
Geneyae711/
Genooye711/
Ghenaiy711/
Ghenoye711/
Ghenaya711/
Ngenayo711/
Kgenawe711/
Geneuay710/
Genei671,730/
Geney671,513/
Genie671,037/
Qquenaya67777/
Genoy67760/
Genau67632/
Guenault67404/
Genee67396/
Ginay67335/
Genoe67315/
Genai67109/
Genea6788/
Guegnaud6752/
Guesneux6723/
Gengayah6720/
Genoa6714/
Quiejnay676/
Guenouai675/
Gbeenyie675/
Genuy673/
Ginye672/
Gynay672/
Genaj672/
Geneu672/
Guineyey671/
Gengaihy671/
Kouenyie671/
Genaa671/
Guinayas671/
Gueynaud671/
Guegnaut671/
Genúa671/
Ginae671/
Ghennaya671/
Cuengaya671/
Genaahie670/

Guenaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guenaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﺎﻳﻪknayh61.54
ﻛﻨﺎﻱknay30.77
ﻗﻨﺎﻱqnay7.69

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