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
The last name Guew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guew? popularity and diffusion
The last name Guew is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Guew is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guew reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Guew is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Guew is most numerous in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 38 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 6 percent are found.
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
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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 Guew
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