Goefrey Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Goefrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goefrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Goefrey (2,147) may also be a first name.

Goefrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goefrey is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Goefrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Goefrey? popularity and diffusion

Goefrey is the 2,203,767th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Goefrey is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Goefrey reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 161,951st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 2,147 people.

Goefrey is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 34 percent are found, Kaduna, where 25 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goeffrey93150/
Goedfrey931/
Gofrey9244/
Gefrey9218/
Goefry927/
Geffrey86100/
Gepfrey8677/
Goffrey8663/
Goeffry8614/
Gopfrey863/
Gofreey863/
Geafrey862/
Goeffre862/
Gowfrey861/
Goufrey861/
Goyfrey861/
Goefroy861/
Gefre83270/
Gofre8348/
Gofry8313/
Gefry833/
Geaffrey807/
Goeffroy807/
Goeffray802/
Goephrey802/
Goepfred801/
Geffre77918/
Geffry77192/
Goffre77189/
Goffry7733/
Gafrey7725/
Gefreh7712/
Gefroy7711/
Goufre772/
Giefry771/
Gefrie771/
Gofrie771/
Goefra771/
Giefre771/
Eufrey771/
Ouefre771/
Geeoffrey751/
Geffroy717,649/
Geffray711,696/
Gaffrey71317/
Goffroy7132/
Gepfrie7125/
Geffree715/
Goufret713/
Goffree713/
Gouffre713/
Geffrie711/
Goffray711/
Gayfrey711/
Goiffre711/
Geaffry711/
Eufre67214/
Gouffray6747/
Geffraye6732/
Gefri6727/
Gofri6725/
Gafre6715/
Yefre6711/
Yefry675/
Gafry672/
Geffroye672/
Gofra672/
Gefra671/
Geffrroy671/
Gouffroy671/
Heaffrey670/
Goffroie670/
Gaffrrey670/
Hoefreer670/

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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 Goefrey
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