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) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guff? popularity and diffusion

Guff is the 3,373,373rd most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Guff are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Guff is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 37 people.

Guff is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 94 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 24 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Guff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guff has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Guff surname fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Guff surname is principally 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guff
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