Guiye Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Guiye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guiye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger2281:84,1763,606
Papua New Guinea851:95,92612,852
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Guiye (624) may also be a first name.

Guiye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ, Marathi: गुईये) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guiye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guiye is the 725,073rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. Guiye occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Guiye live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Chadic Africa. Guiye is also the 333,643rd most frequently used forename globally It is held by 624 people.

The last name Guiye is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 84,176. In Niger it is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 53 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 22 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Niger it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiyet911/
Giye89352/
Gueye80487,795/
Guiya802,690/
Guaye80821/
Gouye80281/
Ghuye80202/
Gbiye80142/
Guoye80136/
Gauye80119/
Guiyo8055/
Gbuye8054/
Ngiye8052/
Kuiye8044/
Gbuie8028/
Giyes8027/
Gugie8012/
Ghuiy8012/
Gujiy8010/
Guoie808/
Cuiye807/
Guhiy804/
Quiye804/
Gujie803/
Gouie803/
Gieye802/
Giyep801/
Giyed801/
Guuiy801/
Guuye801/
Guyye801/
Gouiy801/
Gueie801/
Giyee801/
Guaie801/
Gwiye801/
Ghuie801/
Gouyet73418/
Gouiez73236/
Nghuye73198/
Gueyes73111/
Gbuyee7393/
Guehie7373/
Gouhie7352/
Gueyep7350/
Guayee7330/
Gueyje7317/
Guiyad7316/
Quiyee7310/
Goueye7310/
Ngouye739/
Guiyas738/
Gueyee736/
Ghuaye736/
Ghiyeh736/
Guijie736/
Gueyet736/
Gueije735/
Guiyot735/
Ghuiya734/
Gueyed734/
Gauyet734/
Gouyez733/
Guiyoh733/
Ngouie733/
Gougie732/
Gaugie732/
Guihie732/
Gwuiyi732/
Gueyeh731/
Gueyez731/
Guiiet731/
Guauie731/
Gueeye731/
Ggueye731/
Ghueye731/
Guiyah731/
Guiyat731/
Ngwiye731/
Gouyae731/
Guijje731/
Guayes731/
Guyjee731/
Ghujiy731/
Ghiyae731/
Ng'uye731/
Guayeh731/
Quiyoe731/
Nghuie731/
Nguuie731/
Gaye67197,727/
Guei6753,398/
Gueu6745,346/
Guay6725,151/
Goue6713,188/
Guey674,965/
Gouy672,885/
Gije672,677/
Goye671,636/
Guji671,469/
Geye671,390/
Giya671,247/
Guea671,202/
Gaie671,169/
Guje67913/
Giyo67788/
Guai67619/
Goie67526/
Ghui67160/
Guhy6763/
Gauy6759/
Giea6755/
Giej6753/
Guae6743/
Giyi6742/
Guoy6739/
Gaue6732/
Gaiy6719/
Ghue6718/
Giie6716/
Giey6714/
Guoi6712/
Guui6710/
Gouehie679/
Guejije678/
Geie677/
Guiyass677/
Guuy675/
Gijy674/
Gbui673/
Gwue673/
Gyie672/
Goiy672/
Ghuy671/
Ghye671/
Ghbhiye671/
Nguayeh671/
N'Gouye671/
Ngwuiyo671/
Gueyahe671/
Gueî671/
Gôye671/
Gwui671/
Ghuiyad671/
Ghouyeh671/
Gvie671/
Gvui671/
Gvuy671/
Gvye671/
Guoe671/

Guiye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guiye in the Marathi language
गुईयेgu'iye50
गुइयेgu'iye50
Guiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻲky42.86
ﺍﻛﻴﻪakyh28.57
ﺍﻛﻲaky14.29
ﻛﻴﻲkyy14.29

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guiye
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