Guefa Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Guefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The surname Guefa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guefa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Guefa are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Guefa is also the 1,994,417th most common given name globally, held by 28 people.

The surname Guefa is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 288,459. In Cameroon Guefa is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 67 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 29 percent are found and West Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found and Mauritania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guetfa91349/
Guefah9119/
Gueffa916/
Guefai912/
Guefaz911/
Guedfa911/
Guefad911/
Gefa8939/
Gueffaz83307/
Gueffai83107/
Guehfaz831/
Gueffad831/
Guefaid831/
Gbefa80710/
Ngefa80332/
Guefo8088/
Kuefa8030/
Geffa8029/
Guifa808/
Gedfa805/
Gefea802/
Ghefa802/
Kgefa801/
Gefad801/
Gejfa801/
Gefaa801/
Gefaz801/
Gbeffa73541/
Ghedfa73169/
Ngefah7385/
Gueifo7376/
Gueffo7374/
Gouefo7327/
Quefau7323/
Geefay7319/
Guefos7312/
Guefou7311/
Guiffa7310/
Geffat7310/
Guifai734/
Gehfaz734/
Gbeifa733/
Gweufa732/
Queffa732/
Ghefat731/
Ghefad731/
Ngeffa731/
Quefaz731/
Gheffa731/
Guefoz731/
Guifau731/
Ngefai731/
Gbefaa731/
Geffay731/
Kuefap730/
Gifa6745/
Guefoud676/
Gueffey672/
Guefout671/
Gheffaz671/
Guiffaz671/
Goueffo671/
Geffaux671/
Ngwefaa671/
Gefo671/
Cuefeas671/

Guefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻔﻪkfh50
ﻛﻒkf40
ﻗﻔﻪqfh10

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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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