Gufu Surname

221,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5611:29,5843,264
Zimbabwe1631:94,71313,461
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gufu (13,396) may also be a first name.

Gufu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gufu (Hindi: गुफू) occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gufu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,950th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,967,091 people. Gufu occurs mostly 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 common first name globally. It is borne by 13,396 people.

It is most prevalent 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. Aside from Kenya this last name is found 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 holding the Gufu surname is primarily Muslim (64%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngufu89172/
Guffu894/
Gufut891/
Gufuu891/
Gufus891/
Ufu86114/
Ngoufu8016/
Goufou8012/
Guffui802/
Gufous801/
Guffud801/
Guffuy801/
Ngaufu801/
Gifu75266/
Hufu7524/
Ufui7524/
Ufut7521/
Aufu7520/
Usfu7514/
Ufau758/
Ufus758/
Oufu757/
Ufou755/
Ufeu755/
Upfu755/
Utfu754/
Uffu753/
Ufuu752/
Uyfu752/
Uhfu752/
Ufuy751/
Ufuh751/
Ufup751/
Ujfu751/
Goufaud738/
Ngoufou733/
Gouffau732/
Gouffou731/
Ngoufeu731/
Goufoud731/
Gueufeu731/
Ghoufou731/
Guffaut731/
Giffu6771/
Gouffaux6735/
Ufouh674/
Usfus674/
Oufou674/
Ufout673/
Gouffaud673/
Hufus672/
Gauffaux672/
Huifu672/
Guphu671/
Gufoo671/
Ussfu671/
Audfu671/
Hufou671/
Gouffaut671/
Ghifu671/
Gutfucht671/
Aufuh671/
Ggifu671/
Houfu671/

Gufu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gufu in the Hindi language
गुफूguphu-

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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
  • 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 Gufu
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