Guefa Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Guefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Guefa (28) may also be a first name.
Guefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guefa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guefa? popularity and diffusion
Guefa is the 1,817,111th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Guefa reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.
It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 288,459. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 67 percent live, Littoral Region, where 29 percent live and West Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent live and Mauritania, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guetfa | 91 | 349 | / |
| Guefah | 91 | 19 | / |
| Gueffa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Guefai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Guefaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Guedfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Guefad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gefa | 89 | 39 | / |
| Gueffaz | 83 | 307 | / |
| Gueffai | 83 | 107 | / |
| Guehfaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gueffad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guefaid | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbefa | 80 | 710 | / |
| Ngefa | 80 | 332 | / |
| Guefo | 80 | 88 | / |
| Kuefa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Geffa | 80 | 29 | / |
| Guifa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gedfa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gefea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghefa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kgefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gefad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gejfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gefaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gefaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbeffa | 73 | 541 | / |
| Ghedfa | 73 | 169 | / |
| Ngefah | 73 | 85 | / |
| Gueifo | 73 | 76 | / |
| Gueffo | 73 | 74 | / |
| Gouefo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Quefau | 73 | 23 | / |
| Geefay | 73 | 19 | / |
| Guefos | 73 | 12 | / |
| Guefou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Guiffa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Geffat | 73 | 10 | / |
| Guifai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gehfaz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbeifa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gweufa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Queffa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghefat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghefad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngeffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quefaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gheffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guefoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guifau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngefai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbefaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geffay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuefap | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gifa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Guefoud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gueffey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guefout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gheffaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiffaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goueffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geffaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuefeas | 67 | 1 | / |
Guefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻔﻪ | kfh | 50 |
| ﻛﻒ | kf | 40 |
| ﻗﻔﻪ | qfh | 10 |
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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 Guefa
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