Goaf Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Liberia

Goaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Goaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goaf is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goaf? popularity and diffusion

Goaf is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Goaf are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Goaf is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 9,597,816. In Iran Goaf is primarily concentrated in: Bushehr Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 10 percent live and Liberia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouaf891/
Oaf86239/
Ghouaf801/
Ouaf75136/
Goab7541/
Oaff7526/
Goaw756/
Ohaf751/
Goav751/
Oajf751/
Oafp751/
Oadf751/
Ooaf751/
Gaof751/
Oafe751/
Hoaf751/
Oauf751/
Goabh67759/
Gaowa6728/
Houaf674/
Gohav671/
Gouab671/
Goaws671/
Goaiv671/
Gaova671/
Ouafe671/
Gouav671/
Gohaw670/
Gaoff670/
Hoaft670/
Hoafs670/

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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 Goaf
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