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
Gueye (Arabic: جويي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Gueyé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gueye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gueye is the 1,100th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 14,940 people. The surname Gueye occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gueye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 135,422nd most frequently used given name globally It is held by 2,882 people.
Gueye is most widely held in Senegal, where it is borne by 448,782 people, or 1 in 32. In Senegal Gueye is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 30 percent live, Thiès Region, where 17 percent live and Diourbel Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Senegal this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 3 percent live and Mali, where 1 percent live.
Gueye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gueye surname are 45.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.4% being registered to vote for 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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