Gefu Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Gefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gefu (55) may also be a first name.
Gefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gefu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gefu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gefu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,372,517th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gefu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 55 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 69 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Oyo, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Gefu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngefu | 89 | 149 | / |
| Gefeu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gefou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Efu | 86 | 1,582 | / |
| Ghefou | 80 | 170 | / |
| Guefou | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ngefeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gietfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cgefou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goefau | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sefu | 75 | 30,132 | / |
| Efut | 75 | 737 | / |
| Gifu | 75 | 266 | / |
| Efus | 75 | 220 | / |
| Cefu | 75 | 192 | / |
| Jefu | 75 | 131 | / |
| Gafu | 75 | 111 | / |
| Zefu | 75 | 97 | / |
| Gîfu | 75 | 85 | / |
| Effu | 75 | 74 | / |
| Gofu | 75 | 56 | / |
| Efau | 75 | 52 | / |
| Hefu | 75 | 38 | / |
| Eifu | 75 | 25 | / |
| Efuh | 75 | 21 | / |
| Yefu | 75 | 20 | / |
| Efou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Efeu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Efui | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gyfu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Efuu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Efgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Șefu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Efuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Efup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Efux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Efuz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Edfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eefu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Evfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ezfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Epfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gjfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guefoud | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngehfuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geffaux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guefout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seifu | 67 | 90,645 | / |
| Yefou | 67 | 251 | / |
| Chefu | 67 | 204 | / |
| Khefu | 67 | 162 | / |
| Giffu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gafau | 67 | 63 | / |
| Effou | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gitfu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Djefu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Seffu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sefui | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gafui | 67 | 23 | / |
| Siefu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sefau | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hefau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jiefu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Efuss | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jeefu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yefeu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Effus | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gephu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Echfu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jeffu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Efouh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guifu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hefou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kgofu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eyfus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ihefu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seafu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eifus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghafu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaffu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngifu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seefu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Efoud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eifou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sefeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jefus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jefui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zefou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yefuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esfou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gueffous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yesfu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ieefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cefeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeffu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gifeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghefouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zefeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gefoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esfud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efeut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seufu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etfud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jepfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epfus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Gefu
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