Goaf Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Goaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Goaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goaf occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Goaf is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Goaf reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 9,597,816. In Iran Goaf is primarily found in: Bushehr Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Iran Goaf occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside and Liberia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouaf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oaf | 86 | 239 | / |
| Ghouaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouaf | 75 | 136 | / |
| Goab | 75 | 41 | / |
| Oaff | 75 | 26 | / |
| Goaw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ohaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oajf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oafp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oadf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oafe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oauf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goabh | 67 | 759 | / |
| Gaowa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Houaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gohav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gaoff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoaft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoafs | 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 Goaf
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