Guerga Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guerga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guerga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Guerga (25) may also be a first name.

Guerga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guerga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺮﻕ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Guerga.

How Common Is The Last Name Guerga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guerga is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Guerga live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Guerga is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon Guerga is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 17 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guergah921,071/
Guergai929/
Guergaa925/
Guergas922/
Guergat921/
Guergaz921/
Gerga91456/
Guerghah864/
Guergaha861/
Guergach861/
Gherga83980/
Gierga83309/
Guergo8349/
Gergas8340/
Guirga8336/
Gergay8330/
Gergah839/
Ngerga834/
Gergaa832/
Geerga831/
Gergat831/
Gergaz831/
Gergau831/
Gergaud771,402/
Guergou77173/
Gergaut7742/
Gergatz7733/
Gerenga7723/
Gergacz7720/
Gergats7718/
Gergash777/
Guergot774/
Geringa772/
Guirgay771/
Ghergah771/
Gwernga771/
Guirgas771/
Grega733,029/
Girga73478/
Gergó73187/
Gergo7398/
Guergous71158/
Gerringa71108/
Giergasz7152/
Guergouz7121/
Gerengay7119/
Gherghea716/
Guergouh714/
Kuerenga711/
Gergault711/
Gerengau711/
Queirgoa711/
Guergout711/
Ghergo67725/
Ghirga67142/
Girgas6772/
Gergos6771/
Gregga6754/
Gergou6752/
Gergot6730/
Girgaš6724/
Gregay6718/
Guirgo6717/
Gergoš6714/
Quirga6711/
Gergoy678/
Gregaň675/
Girgat672/
Girnga672/
Gjërga672/
Gbirga671/
Ngergo671/
Guerghout671/
Girgai671/
Girgaj671/
Gergod671/
Gergáč671/
Giergo671/
Gerngo671/
Gerggo670/

Guerga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guerga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻗﺮﻕqrq-

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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 Guerga
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