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 surname Gyeye has its highest incidence in Senegal. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyeye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gyeye is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gyeye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

Gyeye is most frequent in Senegal, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. In Senegal it is most prevalent in: Diourbel Region, where 50 percent live and Kaffrine Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Senegal it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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