Gyeye Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Gyeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gyeye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gyeye is found most in Senegal. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyeye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Gyeye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gyeye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

It is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. In Senegal Gyeye is mostly found in: Diourbel Region, where 50 percent reside and Kaffrine Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Senegal this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geye891,390/
Gyey894/
Gyeiyer8322/
Gieye802/
Geeye802/
Dyeye801/
Gyaye801/
Giyee801/
Geyei801/
Ghyey801/
Geyie801/
Geteye733,222/
Gehyee7329/
Guieye739/
Geayee733/
Ngyeya733/
Geseye732/
Dyeyeh731/
Guyeyi731/
Giyeyi731/
Ngyeyo731/
Ngeeye731/
Guyeya731/
Ngeyie731/
Geeyoe731/
Geeyer730/
Geoe671,249/
Giye67352/
Guiteye67271/
Nguyeje67191/
Gitayee6749/
Geea6748/
Gyei6727/
Gjee6714/
Geei677/
Geie677/
Gyoy675/
Dyey674/
Goyseya673/
Guieyep673/
Geee672/
Gyie672/
Geae672/
Geeu672/
Geeyeah671/
Geyyeyo671/
Gheuyee671/
Geey671/
Gjye671/
Gyay671/
Gyuy671/
Gyej671/
Gjey671/

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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 Gyeye
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