Guidjilaye Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guidjilaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guidjilaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal281:520,6912,209
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Mali41:4,242,2592,433

Guidjilaye Last Name Facts

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

Guidjilaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺪﻳﻼﻱ) occurs most in Senegal. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guidjilaye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guidjilaye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Guidjilaye is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 520,691. In Senegal Guidjilaye is mostly found in: Matam Region, where 71 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 21 percent reside and Tambacounda Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Senegal it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 26 percent reside and Mali, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guidjilay951/
Guidjileye901/
Guidjiley842/
Gigilay711/
Quisilay675/
Gwigiliye63121/
Gizilee591/
Gigilau591/
Gizilie591/
Guiseley5639/
Guezelay561/
Ngizilai561/

Guidjilaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guidjilaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﺪﻳﻼﻱkydylay28.57
ﻛﻴﺠﻴﻼﻱkyjylay28.57
ﻛﻴﺠﻴﻼﻯkyjylay14.29
ﻗﻴﺪﺟﻼﻱqydjlay14.29
ﻛﻴﺪﺟﻼﻱkydjlay14.29

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