Guiei Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Guiei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guiei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guiei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guiei is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guiei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Guiei are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,563,470. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 56 percent live, Montagnes District, where 22 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 11 percent live. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiehi91149/
Guiee802/
Ghiei802/
Guiehe736/
Kuiehi731/
Gayiei731/
Gueaied674/
Ghojiei672/
Gjieija671/
Guiyiss671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guiei
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