Gueffe Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Gueffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Gueffe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gueffe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gueffe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gueffe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gueffe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Gueffe live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Gueffe is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 75 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent reside and Benin, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gueffe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gueffe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻔﻪ | kfh | 50 |
| ﻛﻒ | kf | 50 |
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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 Gueffe
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