Where Does The Last Name Gueya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gueya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻪ, Oriya: ଗୁୟା) is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gueya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 841,044^th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Gueya reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gueya is also the 608,246^th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 220 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 162,473. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 70 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 18 percent live and Montagnes District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Cameroon, where 24 percent live.

Gueya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gueya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gueya last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.