Gumfe Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Gumfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gumfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gumfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gumfe is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gumfe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gumfe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Gumfe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 60 percent are found and Taraba, where 40 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngumfe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Umfe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ngoumfe | 83 | 138 | / |
| Gumpfer | 83 | 102 | / |
| Gumfest | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gumpf | 80 | 109 | / |
| Umfer | 80 | 60 | / |
| Gunfe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gumfa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gomfe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gummf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghomfe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gunfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goumfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gumb | 67 | 435 | / |
| Humpfer | 67 | 180 | / |
| Gumpher | 67 | 107 | / |
| Umfa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngounfe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gomf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omfe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gunf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Humpfey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goumphf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gumphey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gumfe
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