Gueffo Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Gueffo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Gueffo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gueffo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gueffo is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gueffo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,203,767th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gueffo live; 62 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 451,501. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 65 percent are found, West Region, where 30 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goueffo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Guefo | 91 | 88 | / |
| Gueffous | 86 | 2 | / |
| Guiffo | 83 | 1,169 | / |
| Gbeffo | 83 | 128 | / |
| Gueifo | 83 | 76 | / |
| Gouefo | 83 | 27 | / |
| Guefos | 83 | 12 | / |
| Guefou | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gueffa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Guefoz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngeffo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kueffo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gheffo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gefo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueffaz | 77 | 307 | / |
| Gbeffou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Guefoud | 77 | 6 | / |
| Guefout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kueffoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guiffou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gueffad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guifo | 73 | 1,001 | / |
| Guefa | 73 | 103 | / |
| Giffo | 73 | 34 | / |
| Geffa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Gbefo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kuefo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gefos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gefou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeffa | 67 | 541 | / |
| Guetfa | 67 | 349 | / |
| Cuiffo | 67 | 198 | / |
| Ghefou | 67 | 170 | / |
| Guefah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gbefou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kuiffo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Geffat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guiffa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kuefou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Giffod | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kweffo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbeheffou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Queffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guedfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guefad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbefoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuefoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghiffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gheffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guefaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quiffo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gueffo
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