Gueye Surname
Approximately 487,795 people bear this surname
Gueye Surname User-submission:
Gueye is a Senegalese surname, often associated with the Wolof ethnic group, which means 'free' or 'noble' in Wolof.
Gueye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 448,782 | 1:32 | 7 |
| Mauritania | 12,197 | 1:336 | 44 |
| Mali | 7,228 | 1:2,348 | 206 |
| Ivory Coast | 5,294 | 1:4,358 | 407 |
| Spain | 2,709 | 1:17,258 | 1,941 |
| Morocco | 2,488 | 1:13,857 | 2,042 |
| Guinea | 2,347 | 1:5,042 | 233 |
| France | 2,308 | 1:28,779 | 3,514 |
| United States | 1,215 | 1:298,320 | 27,579 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Brazil | 339 | 1:631,488 | 23,421 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Italy | 317 | 1:192,923 | 28,142 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Canada | 293 | 1:125,753 | 13,150 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| South Africa | 146 | 1:371,080 | 33,514 |
| Burkina Faso | 129 | 1:142,264 | 3,737 |
| Belgium | 121 | 1:95,014 | 14,658 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Niger | 67 | 1:286,448 | 8,737 |
| Gambia | 49 | 1:39,254 | 219 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 1:192,002 | 129 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
The alternate forms: Gueyé (1) are calculated separately.
Gueye (2,882) may also be a first name.
Gueye Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gueye is a Senegalese surname, often associated with the Wolof ethnic group, which means 'free' or 'noble' in Wolof.
- busyprincessGueye Demographics
Average Male Gueye Height
178.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gueye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gueye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gueye (Arabic: جويي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ) is found most in Senegal. It can also occur as: Gueyé. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gueye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,100th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,940 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gueye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 135,422nd most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 2,882 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is borne by 448,782 people, or 1 in 32. In Senegal Gueye is most common in: Dakar Region, where 30 percent are found, Thiès Region, where 17 percent are found and Diourbel Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Senegal Gueye is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 3 percent are found and Mali, where 1 percent are found.
Gueye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gueye last name are 45.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.4% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gueye earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.97% less than the national average, earning €6,014 per year; in Norway they earn 28.23% less than the national average, earning 248,377 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.4% less than the national average, earning R 125,004 per year; in United States they earn 20.17% less than the national average, earning $34,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.79% less than the national average, earning $32,894 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gueye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gueye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻲ | ky | 96.5 |
| Gueye in the Arabic language | ||
| جويي | jwyy | - |
| غيي | ghyy | - |
| غيى | ghyy | - |
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