Guemte Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Guemte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guemte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

The alternate forms: Guemté (1) are calculated separately.

Guemte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guemte is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Guemté. For other potential spellings of Guemte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guemte? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Guemte reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: West Region, where 40 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 20 percent live and Centre Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guemté941/
Guemthe922/
Gemte911/
Guemther862/
Gueemtte861/
Guente834,960/
Guimte83130/
Gemter8325/
Guemti831/
Gemtet831/
Ngemte831/
Gemt801/
Guenter771,145/
Guentes775/
Guentte773/
Nghemte771/
Gemther771/
Guimtee771/
Guenthe770/
Gente732,023/
Gemta7336/
Gimte7325/
Guent735/
Gemti732/
Gemts732/
Gemdt732/
Gemtz730/
Guenther7120,688/
Guentter7112/
Guenthes711/
Guenterh711/
Guenthey711/
Genter672,213/
Gentes671,772/
Gentet671,373/
Ngente67656/
Genthe67637/
Guinte67478/
Gwente67455/
Gentie67263/
Quente67259/
Giente67175/
Gentea67155/
Guentz67150/
Genteh67122/
Gentee6787/
Geymet6767/
Gentey6721/
Cuente6718/
Gentez6713/
Guenti679/
Gimter673/
Gqunte673/
Ghente673/
Goente672/
Gemmti671/
Guenth671/
Gentei671/
Geente671/
Guimti671/
Gentte671/
Gheemt671/
Gimthe671/
Ngemti671/

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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 Guemte
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