Goffeau Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Goffeau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goffeau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Goffeau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goffeau occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goffeau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Goffeau is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Goffeau live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Goffeau is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 182,486. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 54 percent live, Walloon Region, where 27 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 19 percent live. Apart from Belgium this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouffeau938/
Gofeau9216/
Goffau9215/
Goffaux861,485/
Goffaut8613/
Gouffau862/
Goffa832,507/
Gofeu831/
Gouffaux8035/
Gouffaud803/
Gouffaut801/
Gouffa77407/
Goffah77315/
Goffat77262/
Goffas7742/
Gaffau772/
Goffha771/
Ngoffa771/
Gofaux771/
Gouffault75203/
Gofa73462/
Offa73307/
Ofeu732/
Ofau732/
Offhaus71389/
Offhauß7124/
N'Goffa718/
Goufaud718/
Goffatt715/
Ghoffah714/
Offhaut712/
Gouffou711/
Ouffa672,117/
Hoffa671,734/
Ngofa67352/
Goffo67339/
Gaffa67317/
Offah67135/
Gopfa67119/
Hoffhaus67115/
Gofah6772/
Goufa6766/
Gafau6763/
Gofas6756/
Offou6750/
Geffa6729/
Offuo6722/
Ghofa6711/
Oiffa6710/
Gefeu674/
Afeau673/
Gofou673/
Offhauss673/
Goifa672/
Goefa672/
Gauffaux672/
Opfeu671/
Gofaz671/
Affau671/
Affeu671/
Offga671/
Offha671/
Goofa671/
Offat670/
Ofaus670/
Offad670/

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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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  • 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 Goffeau
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