Guya Surname

105,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Guya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7791:25,9582,909
Philippines1,1871:85,28914,811
India3871:1,982,08168,195
Uganda2881:135,55312,390
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
Japan851:1,504,05124,420
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Mauritius511:25,3615,224
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Benin161:645,97538,126
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
China51:273,464,31313,838
England41:13,929,515290,718
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Guya (5,336) may also be a first name.

Guya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻲ, Hindi: गुय, Marathi: गुया, Oriya: ଗୁୟା, Russian: Гуя) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 105,172nd most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,636,180 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Guya reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 92,319th most common first name internationally, borne by 5,336 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,779 people, or 1 in 25,958. In Kenya Guya is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 44 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Guya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guya surname increased 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Guya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Guya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.29% less than the national average, earning $21,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guyah89582/
Guyau89294/
Guyaz89257/
Guyha89172/
Guyat89169/
Guyay89144/
Guyai8969/
Guyas8951/
Gujya8928/
Guyya8926/
Gguya891/
Guyap891/
Guyoa890/
Guyatt801,275/
Guyaux80876/
Guyaut8020/
Nguyea8015/
Guyach8011/
Guyeau807/
Guyash806/
Guyait805/
Ghuiya804/
Gujjya802/
Nguyah802/
Ghuyya801/
Gueiya801/
Guyadt801/
Guyaud801/
Guyo7545,390/
Guia7520,606/
Guía7565/
Gyah7556/
Ghya7518/
Gyaz751/
Cgya751/
Guyashi73295/
Ghuyyas731/
Ghuiyad731/
Gughiya731/
Guyot6733,960/
Gujja675,559/
Gaiya674,840/
Gayya672,861/
Guias671,654/
Guyos67444/
Ghyat67357/
Guyod67351/
Goiya67326/
Guija67315/
Ngyah67282/
Ghyas67223/
Guiaz67220/
Guiad67216/
Gajya67133/
Gueha67130/
Guiah6784/
Goyia6756/
Gaaya6750/
Guyeu6749/
Guiha6745/
Gyaah6736/
Guiaș6735/
Ghyap6735/
Guyop6733/
Gyatt6733/
Goyja6727/
Gujea6726/
Gujia6726/
Goyya6724/
Ghyad6722/
Guiat6721/
Gugia6721/
Ghyaz6719/
Gojya6717/
Guyoh6713/
Gayia6712/
Gueao6710/
Guiaş678/
Guiaa676/
Guiae676/
Guiay675/
Gujha674/
Guiap674/
Gyaid673/
Guiea673/
Gyoha672/
Gayja672/
Gujga671/
Ngyea671/
Gyaha671/
Geyha671/
Ncgya671/
Guioy671/
Nghya671/
Nhgya671/
Hgyat671/
Geauy670/
Gyath670/

Guya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻲaky-
Guya in the Marathi language
गुयाguya-
Guya in the Oriya language
ଗୁୟାguya96.05
ଗୂୟାguya0.79
Guya in the Hindi language
गुयguya58.33
गुयाguya41.67
Guya in the Russian language
Гуяgua-

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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 Guya
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