Guèye Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Guèye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guèye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Mauritania441:93,0655,851
Guinea191:622,8321,240
France111:6,038,429280,838
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Guéye (212) are calculated separately.

Guèye Last Name Facts

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

Guèye is more frequently found in Mali than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Guéye. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guèye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Guèye is the 798,040th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Guèye is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Guèye reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Mande Africa.

The surname Guèye is most commonly used in Mali, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 65,771. Other than Mali it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 13 percent live and Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guéye93212/
Guèyed911/
Gouye80281/
Gauye80119/
Guuye801/
Gouaye73511/
Gutoye732/
Gusaye732/
Guueye732/
Gusiye731/
Gu'eye731/
Guteye731/
Guéy677/
Gousaye672/
Guchiye671/
Gutteye671/
Ghouyeh671/
Gussaye670/

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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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  • 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 Guèye
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