Guendaya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guendaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guendaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Guendaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guendaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺪﺍﻱ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guendaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Guendaya is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guendaya live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Guendaya is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Guendaya is most common in: Adrar Region, where 33 percent reside, Gorgol Region, where 33 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guenday9380/
Gendaya9318/
Guendaye88223/
Guindaya881/
Genday86175/
Gouendoya821/
Gendiya80592/
Guinday80143/
Gindaya8070/
Ghenday809/
Quenday807/
Gendeya805/
Guendoy803/
Gendaye802/
Gendayo801/
Gendauy801/
Guendea801/
Gendayi801/
Gennday801/
Gbenday801/
Gnday776/
Quienday7510/
Guindaye7510/
Ghendaye757/
Gbendayo751/
Quindaya751/
Ngendayu751/
Gaendiya751/
Gbendeya751/
Gendaaju751/
Guendaiz751/
Günday712,918/
Gendoy71139/
Gendea7184/
Gendey7148/
Ginday7129/
Gendaj7126/
Gendau7118/
Gendai7113/
Gendye714/
Gendahayo712/
Ngendahyo711/
Quinday67585/
Guindoy67244/
Gendaji6772/
Gindiya6750/
Giendaj6743/
Gbendea6741/
Gindeya6740/
Gendaud6721/
Guendou6718/
Guindey6710/
Ghinday675/
Gindhay674/
Ngendea674/
Kuinday673/
Kuendai672/
Gindaye672/
Kuendoy671/
Genndau671/
Quendau671/
Guendej671/
Gendeye671/
Gindayi671/

Guendaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guendaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﺪﺍﻱknday-

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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 Guendaya
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