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 surname Magueya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻴﻪ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magueya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Magueya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magueya reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 364,370. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 53 percent are found, Centre Region, where 42 percent are found and West Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 12 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
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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- 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 Magueya
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