Goeffers Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Goeffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goeffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium431:267,36432,244
France281:2,372,240182,981
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Goeffers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goeffers is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goeffers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Goeffers is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Goeffers are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 267,364. In Belgium Goeffers is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 60 percent live, Flemish Region, where 23 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent live. Apart from Belgium Goeffers exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 39 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffers93847/
Gieffers8878/
Goepfers881/
Gofers86104/
Gefers8678/
Giefers80144/
Goofers8043/
Hoefers807/
Gaffers803/
Euffers803/
Ieffers801/
Eijffers752/
Heaffers751/
Ejeffers751/
Eufers7120/
Gefors7113/
Gafers718/
Gäfers718/
Eifers711/
Heufers6739/
Ågefors677/
Heifers671/
Hiefers670/
Huefers670/
Kågefors6323/
Ghaffars631/
Gafars572/
Ghafars531/
Gapfars531/
Ghafarsh5028/
Gaiphers501/

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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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  • 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 Goeffers
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