Guerfe Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Guerfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guerfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Guerfe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guerfe is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guerfe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guerfe is the 2,909,720th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Guerfe is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Guerfe reside; 58 percent reside in South America and 58 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 8,233,628. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 96 percent are found and Paraná, where 4 percent are found. Besides Brazil Guerfe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 40 percent are found and Tunisia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guerfer922/
Gerfe9119/
Guerf912/
Guerfi8318,731/
Gerfer8343/
Gerfeu832/
Gerfeh831/
Gerfes831/
Gerf8012/
Guerffi776/
Guerfid771/
Gerffey770/
Grefe731,933/
Gerfi7328/
Gerfy7322/
Gherf734/
Gerfa733/
Gerff732/
Gerfs731/
Gerft731/
Gierf730/
Gerffeth710/
Greffe671,088/
Gherfi6780/
Gerőfi6776/
Gerőfy6712/
Guirfi679/
Gherfa676/
Gerfay671/
Gerfoa671/
Cuerfa671/
Grefej671/
Girfer671/
Gerffi671/
Grefey671/
Grefee671/
Guerrw671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Guerfe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis