Magueya Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Magueya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Magueya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magueya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magueya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻴﻪ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Magueya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magueya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,352,516th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Magueya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magueya live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Magueya is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 364,370. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 53 percent live, Centre Region, where 42 percent live and West Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magueya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magueya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻜﻴﻪ | mkyh | 80 |
| ﻣﻜﻲ | mky | 20 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magueya
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