Goefery Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Goefery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goefery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Goefery (24) may also be a first name.

Goefery Last Name Facts

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

Goefery has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goefery? popularity and diffusion

Goefery is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goefery live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name internationally It is held by 24 people.

Goefery is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Goefery is primarily found in: Abia, where 75 percent are found and Rivers, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goeffery9348/
Gofery9227/
Goffery8651/
Geffery8633/
Gofiery861/
Gofferey8011/
Goephery802/
Geaffery801/
Gefferoy801/
Gefary7710/
Goferi778/
Gofere775/
Gefere772/
Gafery771/
Goepferich7191/
Gaffery7133/
Oyefera717/
Giefory714/
Gefferi713/
Geffory713/
Geffary713/
Owefere711/
Geffere711/
Ghefary711/
Goffiry711/
Geffiry711/
Goffory710/
Gefferie67582/
Hoeferer6715/
Gafferey670/
Gafferry670/

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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 Goefery
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