Goeffroy Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Belgium

Goeffroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goeffroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Goeffroy (14) may also be a first name.

Goeffroy Last Name Facts

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

Goeffroy has its highest incidence in Canada. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Goeffroy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goeffroy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Goeffroy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Goeffroy live; 57 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Goeffroy is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada Goeffroy is most numerous in: Quebec, where 100 percent live. Besides Canada it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 29 percent live.

Goeffroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goeffroy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geffroy937,649/
Goffroy9332/
Goeffry9314/
Goefroy931/
Goeffrey88150/
Goeffray882/
Geffroye882/
Gouffroy881/
Geffrroy881/
Geffry86192/
Goffry8633/
Gefroy8611/
Goefry867/
Geffro861/
Goffro860/
Geffray801,696/
Geffrey80100/
Goefrey8074/
Goffrey8063/
Geffroi8013/
Euffroy802/
Goeffre802/
Geaffry801/
Goffray801/
Gofry7713/
Gefry773/
Gefro772/
Gofro770/
Gauffroy75111/
Gouffray7547/
Geffraye7532/
Geaffrey757/
Goedfrey751/
Goffroie750/
Geffre71918/
Gefroh71379/
Goffre71189/
Goffri71115/
Gaffry7150/
Gofrey7144/
Gofroj7129/
Gefrey7118/
Geffré7110/
Gofroň718/
Gefroi718/
Geffra715/
Geffri714/
Yeffry713/
Giefry711/
Geeoffrey711/
Goffré711/
Goudfrooy711/
Goefra711/
Oeffri711/
Gaffrey67317/
Gepfrey6777/
Gaufroy6758/
Gaffray6756/
Auffroy6735/
Ghoffra6724/
Yefroyi6715/
Ghoffri675/
Geffree675/
Gofreey673/
Goffree673/
Gopfrey673/
Gouffre673/
Geafrey672/
Gowfrey671/
Goufrey671/
Goiffre671/
Geffrie671/
Goyfrey671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goeffroy
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