Goffau Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Goffau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Goffau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goffau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goffau is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Goffau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goffau? popularity and diffusion
Goffau is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Goffau live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,299,014. In The Netherlands Goffau is most numerous in: Zeeland, where 77 percent reside, Gelderland, where 8 percent reside and Groningen, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Goffau is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Goffau
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