Sguai Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sguai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sguai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Sguai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sguai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺻﻜﻴﻊ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sguai? popularity and diffusion

Sguai is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sguai live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Sguai is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania Sguai occurs in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sgui892/
Singuai831/
Sguea801/
Sgqui801/
Sngua801/
Sguha801/
Senguaio7710/
Zguaid73204/
Squait734/
Squaid733/
Sgwayi731/
S'Guea731/
Skui6796/
Singcua6747/
Singkui6734/
Zgui6720/
Sgqwayi6717/
Singhui6712/
Sgue6712/
Sengkua6711/
Singqui6710/
Sengkui675/
Senghui675/
Sgwa674/
Skua673/
Cgua673/
Sgba673/
Sengwua671/
S'Gueia671/
S'Gueie671/
Scui671/
Senguha671/
Squa671/
Shngwai671/
Singuah671/
Jgui671/
Zgua671/
Sgva671/
Senghua671/

Sguai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sguai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺻﻜﻴﻊasky-

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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 Sguai
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