Guew Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Guew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Guew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guew Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Guew? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Guew is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guew live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 38 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guejw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Guewf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gew | 86 | 81 | / |
| Guev | 75 | 160 | / |
| Geew | 75 | 28 | / |
| Gews | 75 | 13 | / |
| Guiw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ghew | 75 | 5 | / |
| Guef | 75 | 5 | / |
| Giew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ggew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gewf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gewh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gewp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gewz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gehw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gueff | 67 | 41 | / |
| Guefe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Guife | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gheew | 67 | 23 | / |
| Guyue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngeew | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gueft | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngeyw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geesw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guevs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghewh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guyve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggeew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Guefs | 67 | 0 | / |
Guew Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮ | akw | 75 |
| ﻛﻮ | kw | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Guew
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