Guey Surname

95,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guey Surname Definition:

Welsh, Gwiw, good, excellent.

Guey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
France5351:124,15518,857
Ivory Coast5081:45,4162,874
Mauritania3051:13,4261,285
Philippines891:1,137,50891,778
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Haiti531:201,5837,706
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Senegal151:971,9563,098
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China51:273,464,31313,838
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Guey (1,270) may also be a first name.

Guey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Welsh, Gwiw, good, excellent.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Guey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ, Russian: Гуей) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 95,823rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,467,784 people. The surname Guey is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Guey live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Guey is also the 221,406th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 1,270 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Beside Ethiopia it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found.

Guey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Guey surname expanded 169 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guey surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Guey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $44,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $57,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueye89487,795/
Gueya89327/
Gueyo89122/
Guehy8982/
Gouey8973/
Gueyi8961/
Gueey893/
Gueyu893/
Gueyd892/
Gueyz891/
Gueys891/
Gueyé891/
Guy86110,005/
Gue8626,269/
Gey865,561/
Gueyap80256/
Gueyes80111/
Gueyep8050/
Gouhey8042/
Gueyje8017/
Goueye8010/
Gueyee806/
Gueyet806/
Gueyed804/
Gughey803/
Goueyo802/
Gueyeh801/
Gueyez801/
Gueeye801/
Ggueye801/
Ghueye801/
Gueyth801/
Goueya801/
Gueyip801/
Gueyou801/
Ghueya801/
Gueyat801/
Guei7553,398/
Gueu7545,346/
Guay7525,151/
Geya7516,872/
Goue7513,188/
Guet758,403/
Guye755,193/
Guez753,089/
Gouy752,885/
Gueh752,705/
Geye751,390/
Guea751,202/
Geys751,108/
Guer75981/
Guje75913/
Geyi75892/
Guyt75871/
Gues75540/
Gbey75453/
Ngey75396/
Geyt75391/
Guys75270/
Kuey75186/
Quey75148/
Guee75111/
Geyo7564/
Guhy7563/
Gued7562/
Gauy7559/
Guae7543/
Guoy7539/
Geyh7538/
Guiy7536/
Gaue7532/
Geyd7519/
Ghue7518/
Gueï7516/
Cuey7515/
Giey7514/
Geyp7513/
Gwey758/
Guep758/
Guyh755/
Guuy755/
Geyz754/
Gwue753/
Geyy753/
Guyp753/
Hguy752/
Guyz752/
Gguy752/
Ghuy751/
Hgue751/
Kgue751/
Gueß751/
Gueî751/
Gvuy751/
Guoe751/
Gueyaud7351/
Gueyadh731/
Ghoueya731/
Gueyahe731/
Ge672,240,943/
Guest6736,204/
Guesh6713,878/
Guess6710,998/
Gouet675,928/
Guiya672,690/
Couey672,409/
Guehe671,726/
Ngeya671,421/
Ngoue671,157/
Geyst671,031/
Gouez67969/
Guaya67910/
Guaye67821/
Gueit67801/
Gy67741/
Guaje67739/
Geyts67660/
Gueth67547/
Gweya67440/
Gbeya67406/
Guiye67401/
Gouya67358/
Gouye67281/
Gouhe67267/
Geydt67235/
Ngeye67234/
Gboue67218/
Gouje67216/
Guihe67207/
Ghuye67202/
Gouyd67195/
Guetz67157/
Goues67153/
Gueia67151/
Guoye67136/
Guerr67130/
Gueha67130/
Gweyi67119/
Gauye67119/
Gbeye67118/
Gaoue6799/
Geyas6787/
Guett6784/
Gueis6781/
Gbeyo6779/
Gauyo6771/
Kueya6770/
Gueas6765/
Gugge6763/
Guayo6760/
Gauya6760/
Cueyo6756/
Guiyo6755/
Gbuye6754/
Ngouy6752/
Kuhey6748/
Guawe6744/
Gueid6743/
Gouer6742/
Gueah6742/
Gueje6741/
Ngaue6740/
Gehya6739/
Guayi6738/
Gaued6735/
Gujee6734/
Ghuys6734/
Gbuya6734/
Guoyi6732/
Gouyo6732/
Cueye6732/
Kgaue6732/
Gueds6731/
Guets6731/
Gbuie6728/
Gheyi6727/
Goueh6727/
Gweye6726/
Ghuje6725/
Guayu6725/
Ghouy6724/
Ngeyo6724/
Gquge6724/
Gueuh6723/
Queya6723/
Gueja6722/
Gueiz6720/
Guech6719/
Geyah6719/
Guhep6719/
Guhya6718/
Guedz6718/
Goued6716/
Gouys6715/
Gaues6713/
Guoya6713/
Guoue6712/
Gugie6712/
Ghuiy6712/
Queye6711/
Guije6711/
Gueij6710/
Gujiy6710/
Guees6710/
Gueji6710/
Guehr679/
Guoie678/
Kueyo678/
Gueih677/
Guejo677/
Gbuje677/
Gieya677/
Gujed676/
Guesp676/
Gouea676/
Gehyi676/
Gehye676/
Nguje676/
Ghoue675/
Cueya675/
Guuee675/
Guoje675/
Gwuya675/
Gueue674/
Guhiy674/
Gauet674/
Geyes674/
Geyos674/
Kueys674/
Guuya674/
Geyop674/
Gahey673/
Ghuya673/
Geyed673/
Gueus673/
Gujie673/
Gouie673/
Queyo673/
Geyet673/
Guahy673/
Guyst672/
Guedt672/
Quwey672/
Ngkue672/
Kueye672/
Gueer672/
Geeby672/
Geyeh672/
Gieye672/
Gouee672/
Geyae672/
Ngwue672/
Guhoy672/
Guahe672/
Guejt672/
Guyyo672/
Queuy671/
Quhey671/
Nghuy671/
Nguhy671/
Cgoey671/
Gqoue671/
Guesz671/
Guhez671/
Guaeh671/
Gueet671/
Geych671/
Geyot671/
Guuiy671/
Guuye671/
Guyye671/
Guouy671/
Guoyo671/
Gouiy671/
Gwueh671/
Guehh671/
Gwuea671/
Guedd671/
Gbaue671/
Ghuer671/
Gueie671/
Nguoy671/
Ngiey671/
Ngehy671/
Geaya671/
Gouyt671/
Guhet671/
Gueut671/
Guayt671/
Guead671/
Guaie671/
Guajy671/
Guohy671/
Guuje671/
Gweyu671/
Geyhs671/
Ggeya671/
Gieyo671/
Ghuie671/
Gheyu671/
D'guy671/
Gweyo671/
Gveye671/
Kgoue671/
Qguet671/
Gauhy671/
Gueeh671/
Guuyy671/
Guydz671/
Guyjy671/
Gvueh671/
Ghuet671/
Hgeyz671/
Kguhe671/
Geyoe670/
Geyoh670/
Geyss670/
Gueip670/
Guytt670/
Guesd670/
Geevy670/

Guey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻲky94.68
ﻛﺎﻱkay4.26
Guey in the Russian language
Гуейguej-

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