Guiri Surname
Approximately 6,645 people bear this surname
Guiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2,374 | 1:7,730 | 780 |
| Algeria | 2,334 | 1:16,552 | 3,001 |
| Morocco | 750 | 1:45,968 | 7,487 |
| Niger | 715 | 1:26,842 | 1,562 |
| Ivory Coast | 242 | 1:95,336 | 4,982 |
| France | 129 | 1:514,905 | 71,423 |
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
Guiri (1,601) may also be a first name.
Guiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Guiri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺮﻱ, Marathi: गौरी, Oriya: ଗୁଇରୀ) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Guiri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guiri? popularity and diffusion
Guiri is the 74,038th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,096,696 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Guiri are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Mahgreb. Guiri is also the 193,128th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 1,601 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 2,374 people, or 1 in 7,730. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 65 percent live, Centre-Est Region, where 16 percent live and Centre Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Burkina Faso it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 35 percent live and Morocco, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guiri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﺮﻱ | kyry | - |
| Guiri in the Marathi language | ||
| गौरी | gauri | - |
| Guiri in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁଇରୀ | gu'iri | 50 |
| ଗୁଇରି | gu'iri | 50 |
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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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