Gefeh Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gefeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Gefeh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gefeh is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gefeh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefeh? popularity and diffusion

Gefeh is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Gefeh occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gefeh are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Gefeh is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 53 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Gefeh occurs in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghefeh912/
Guefeh911/
Gefe89113/
Ghefehe832/
Gefehee831/
Geffe80415/
Gefes80269/
Gefer8054/
Guefe8032/
Gaefe8017/
Ngefe806/
Gefeu804/
Giefe803/
Ghefe802/
Gafeh802/
Gefea802/
Gedfe802/
Gefei802/
Gehfe802/
Gefie801/
Giefer731,166/
Geffer73658/
Geffie73407/
Gepfer73119/
Gefest7335/
Gueffe7310/
Gofieh739/
Goffeh732/
Gofeah732/
Guefer732/
Geffes732/
Ngefih732/
Ngifeh731/
Geffet731/
Gesfey731/
Gieffe731/
Geefie731/
Ghafeh731/
Gofe675,115/
Gafe6759/
Gäfe6744/
Gefa6739/
Gefi6724/
Goffeah6724/
Gife6718/
Gueffet6713/
Gehefer6710/
Guepfer679/
Giffeth677/
Gieffer676/
Ghafheh675/
Gueffey672/
Gefy671/
Gessfee671/
Ngaifeh671/
Ngeephe671/
Ngayfeh671/
Ghaifeh671/
Gueffez671/
Gjfe671/
Gehefee670/

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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 Gefeh
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