Guene Surname
Approximately 16,049 people bear this surname
Guene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 10,219 | 1:1,796 | 255 |
| Senegal | 3,176 | 1:4,590 | 253 |
| Benin | 1,717 | 1:6,020 | 807 |
| France | 397 | 1:167,312 | 26,048 |
| Ivory Coast | 255 | 1:90,475 | 4,778 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Guené (14) are calculated separately.
Guene (2,513) may also be a first name.
Guene Demographics
Guene Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Guene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻪ) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Guené. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guene? popularity and diffusion
The surname Guene is the 33,097th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 454,081 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Guene reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Mande Africa. Guene is also the 147,188th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 2,513 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 10,219 people, or 1 in 1,796. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Est Region, where 59 percent are found, Centre-Sud Region, where 34 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Burkina Faso Guene occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 20 percent are found and Benin, where 11 percent are found.
Guene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Guene has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Guene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Guene surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﻪ | knh | 41.67 |
| ﻛﻨﻲ | kny | 25 |
| ﻛﻦ | kn | 16.67 |
| ﻛﻨﻰ | kny | 8.33 |
| ﺍﻛﻦ | akn | 8.33 |
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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 Guene
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