Gueffe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gueffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gueffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueffet9213/
Gueffey922/
Gueffez921/
Geffe91415/
Gueff9141/
Guefe9132/
Goueffes8610/
Gueyffer861/
Geffer83658/
Gbeffe83461/
Geffie83407/
Guiffe8314/
Gueffi832/
Guefer832/
Geffes832/
Gieffe831/
Gueiff831/
Geffet831/
Guefeh831/
Gueffy830/
Gefe80113/
Geff8012/
Guef805/
Coueffe77214/
Guiffes77118/
Gueffai77107/
Guiffer7714/
Guepfer779/
Gieffer776/
Kueffeh771/
Cueffez771/
Gefes73269/
Geffi73269/
Geffs7392/
Guiff7386/
Giffe7369/
Gbefe7363/
Gefer7354/
Gefeh7331/
Geffa7329/
Guife7328/
Kuefe737/
Gueft736/
Ngefe736/
Geffé736/
Gefeu734/
Giefe733/
Geffy733/
Gefea732/
Gedfe732/
Gefei732/
Ghefe732/
Gehfe732/
Gueev731/
Guefi731/
Guyff731/
Gefie731/
Gieff731/
Guewf731/
Guefs730/
Queyffer7113/
Queiffer7113/
Giefer671,166/
Gaiffe671,126/
Guehef67410/
Giffey67357/
Gepfer67119/
Giffei6738/
Gefest6735/
Giffee6730/
Guifer6726/
Kuefer6722/
Cuefer6713/
Cuiffe6713/
Kuefeu6711/
Guetfi6710/
Giffes679/
Gef677/
Giffie675/
Guiffs674/
Guefai672/
Queffa672/
Gbeffi672/
Ghefeh672/
Gueifi672/
Guifei671/
Gesfey671/
Geefie671/
Geffay671/
Quefer671/
Ngiffe671/
Guidfe671/
Gheffi671/
Gheffa671/
Guefis671/
Giffed670/
Giffer670/

Gueffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gueffe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻔﻪkfh50
ﻛﻒkf50

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