Guefe Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Benin

Guefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Guefe (11) may also be a first name.

Guefe Last Name Facts

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

Guefe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻒ) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guefe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guefe is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Guefe are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,647,945. In The Ivory Coast Guefe is most common in: Montagnes District, where 64 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 36 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast Guefe occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 31 percent reside and Mauritania, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueffe9110/
Guefer912/
Guefeh911/
Gefe89113/
Guef895/
Gueffet8313/
Guepfer839/
Gueffey832/
Gueffez831/
Geffe80415/
Gefes80269/
Gbefe8063/
Gefer8054/
Gueff8041/
Gefeh8031/
Guife8028/
Kuefe807/
Gueft806/
Ngefe806/
Gefeu804/
Giefe803/
Gedfe802/
Gefei802/
Gehfe802/
Ghefe802/
Gefea802/
Guewf801/
Gueev801/
Guefi801/
Gefie801/
Guefs800/
Goueffes7710/
Gueyffer771/
Gef757/
Giefer731,166/
Geffer73658/
Gbeffe73461/
Guehef73410/
Geffie73407/
Gepfer73119/
Gefest7335/
Guifer7326/
Kuefer7322/
Guiffe7314/
Cuefer7313/
Kuefeu7311/
Guetfi7310/
Gueffi732/
Guefai732/
Geffes732/
Ghefeh732/
Gueifi732/
Gueiff731/
Gesfey731/
Gieffe731/
Geefie731/
Quefer731/
Geffet731/
Guidfe731/
Guefis731/
Guifei731/
Gueffy730/
Coueffe67214/
Guev67160/
Geeb67152/
Geft67128/
Guiffes67118/
Gueffai67107/
Geef67105/
Geev6797/
Guif6759/
Gäfe6744/
Ngwuife6742/
Gefa6739/
Geew6728/
Gefi6724/
Gife6718/
Guew6717/
Guiffer6714/
Geff6712/
Gehefer6710/
Ngef6710/
Quepfer677/
Gieffer676/
Kuetfer675/
Ngwefeh674/
Gefs674/
Gief672/
Ghefehe672/
Ngveife671/
Cuefeas671/
Gefehee671/
Gessfee671/
Getf671/
Gewf671/
Kueffeh671/
Cueffez671/
Queefet671/
Guefaid671/
Queifer671/
Gefp671/
Gefy671/
Gjfe671/
Hgef671/
Kgef671/
Gehefee670/

Guefe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guefe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻒkf-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guefe
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