Guff Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Estonia

Guff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Guff (37) may also be a first name.

Guff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guff (Russian: Гуфф) occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Guff occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Guff live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 37 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Guff is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 94 percent reside and Western Cape, where 6 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Guff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Guff has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Guff surname decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Guff surname is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

Guff earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.46% less than the national average, earning R 36,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauff89334/
Gouff89103/
Ghuff899/
Guffe893/
Uff86428/
Guf8650/
Gouffe80329/
Gauffe807/
Huff7576,534/
Gauf75605/
Ouff75322/
Auff7571/
Gufe7533/
Uffe7523/
Guft7515/
Gupf7513/
Ghuf758/
Gouf756/
Usff754/
Euff752/
Uuff752/
Uzff752/
Uffp751/
Qguf751/
Uffh751/
Uffz751/
Uiff751/
Ujff751/
Utff751/
Uvff751/
Gufh751/
Gufp751/
Gutf751/
Guffová731/
Guthffe731/
Hauff674,635/
Houff67774/
Hufft67490/
Heuff67376/
Uf67253/
Huffe6712/
Gaufe6711/
Ouffe6710/
Goudf6710/
Goufe6710/
Ghouf678/
Goeff675/
Goufh674/
Gooff673/
Huffs673/
Gousf671/
Hufff671/
Ussff671/
Huiff671/
Uyfff671/
Eusff671/
Hhuff670/

Guff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guff in the Russian language
Гуффguff-

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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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  • 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 Guff
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