R'Guig Surname
Approximately 430 people bear this surname
R'Guig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 429 | 1:9,545 | 996 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
R'Guig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name R'Guig Come From? nationality or country of origin
R'Guig (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺭﻛﻴﻚ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name R'Guig? popularity and diffusion
The last name R'Guig is the 688,723rd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of R'Guig are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 9,545. In Mauritania R'Guig is most prevalent in: Guidimagha Region, where 95 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 2 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also found in Morocco, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| R'Gueig | 92 | 4 | / |
| Rguig | 91 | 3,291 | / |
| R'Guigue | 86 | 30 | / |
| Rgueig | 83 | 1 | / |
| R'Ghig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rgig | 80 | 2 | / |
| R'Gueigue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rguigue | 77 | 1,240 | / |
| Rgaig | 73 | 7 | / |
| Rgueg | 73 | 1 | / |
| R'Gaigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rengig | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rnquig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgeieg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ringvig | 62 | 36 | / |
| Ringwig | 62 | 6 | / |
| Rgjg | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rgix | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rgiq | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rgic | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rgeg | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rgyg | 60 | 1 | / |
| Hrgic | 55 | 38 | / |
| Rgujc | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rquiq | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rengeg | 50 | 10 | / |
| Ringeg | 50 | 8 | / |
| Rågvik | 50 | 3 | / |
| Hrngic | 50 | 1 | / |
R'Guig Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| R'Guig in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺭﻛﻴﻚ | arkyk | 72.92 |
| ﺍﺭﻗﻴﻖ | arqyq | 17.71 |
| ﺃﺭﻛﻴﻚ | arkyk | 5.21 |
| ﺃﺭﻗﻴﻖ | arqyq | 4.17 |
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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 R'Guig
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