Megueye Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Megueye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megueye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1091:37,5682,954
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Megueye (108) may also be a first name.

Megueye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Megueye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻴﻪ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Megueye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megueye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Megueye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 108 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 37,568. In Mauritania it is most common in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 47 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 10 percent reside and Trarza Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megueyep931/
Megeye9211/
Meguey922/
Megueya86159/
Megueyi862/
Megueue861/
Meyguey861/
Meguiye861/
Megeyes861/
Megey8346/
Megueyap809/
Megueyat802/
Meguiyet801/
Meguejje801/
Meguehey801/
Megueu77134/
Megoee77100/
Megoue7778/
Megeya7729/
Meguea7710/
Megaye774/
Megwue773/
Meghue773/
Meguei772/
Megeyo771/
Megeje771/
Meghye771/
Megoye771/
Megouy771/
Miguey771/
Megwee771/
Mequee771/
Meagey770/
Meggey770/
Mekwuye71415/
Megahey71378/
Megouya71327/
Megehee71196/
Megejee7127/
Meghuie7118/
Megouet7117/
Mekueyi714/
Megajee714/
Megoues713/
Meghoue712/
Meigueu712/
Miegoue712/
Megieie711/
Megboye711/
Megueiz711/
Meghaee711/
Meghaye711/
Meagaye711/
Meghoye711/
Mekuoye711/
Megueis711/
Meugeyi711/
Meghuya711/
Megouie711/
Meguaje711/
Meguiya711/
Megieya711/
Megehie710/
Megou67810/
Mesgouez67173/
Meaguaje6771/
Megay6767/
Megea6755/
Megau6747/
Migey6719/
Meghajee6713/
Megae6711/
Mesgoues6710/
Megoe675/
Meugouie671/
Mieghuie671/
Megouehi671/
Megeehee671/
Megueuhi671/
Mekwuaye671/
Mekwwuye671/
Migueyas671/

Megueye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megueye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻜﻴﻪmkyh54.55
ﻣﻜﻲmky42.42
ﻣﻘﻴﻪmqyh3.03

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Megueye
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