Guedjewe Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Guedjewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Guedjewe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2151:96,60011,495
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Guedjewe (43) may also be a first name.

Guedjewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guedjewe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Guedjewe.

How Common Is The Last Name Guedjewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,118,459th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guedjewe reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Guedjewe is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 43 people.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 96,600. In Cameroon Guedjewe is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 86 percent reside, Centre Region, where 7 percent reside and North Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gejewe861/
Guedjeved821/
Guezewe802/
Guedjive751/
Gegewei671/
Gidgewe671/
Guiseweit590/
Geseve574/
Gesiwe573/
Gezewa571/
Gegebe571/
Giesesweat561/
Guizewi534/
Guisiwe531/
Gezeeva531/
Gezewich509/
Guyziewa504/
Gerzeeva501/
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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 Guedjewe
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