Gufu Surname
Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname
Gufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,561 | 1:29,584 | 3,264 |
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gufu (13,396) may also be a first name.
Gufu Demographics
Gufu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gufu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gufu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gufu (Hindi: गुफू) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gufu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 221,950th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,967,091 people. The last name Gufu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gufu are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Gufu is also the 50,228th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13,396 people.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,561 people, or 1 in 29,584. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Marsabit County, where 65 percent are found, Isiolo County, where 29 percent are found and Meru County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
Gufu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gufu surname is predominantly Muslim (64%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngufu | 89 | 172 | / |
| Guffu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gufut | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gufuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gufus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ufu | 86 | 114 | / |
| Ngoufu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Goufou | 80 | 12 | / |
| Guffui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gufous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guffud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guffuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngaufu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gifu | 75 | 266 | / |
| Hufu | 75 | 24 | / |
| Ufui | 75 | 24 | / |
| Ufut | 75 | 21 | / |
| Aufu | 75 | 20 | / |
| Usfu | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ufau | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ufus | 75 | 8 | / |
| Oufu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ufou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ufeu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Upfu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Utfu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Uffu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ufuu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uyfu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uhfu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ufuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ufuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ufup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ujfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goufaud | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ngoufou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gouffau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gouffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngoufeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goufoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueufeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghoufou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guffaut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giffu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gouffaux | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ufouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Usfus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oufou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ufout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gouffaud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hufus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gauffaux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huifu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guphu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gufoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ussfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Audfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouffaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gutfucht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aufuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houfu | 67 | 1 | / |
Gufu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gufu in the Hindi language | ||
| गुफू | guphu | - |
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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 Gufu
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