Goffin Surname
Approximately 8,532 people bear this surname
Goffin Surname Definition:
From the German, Göffwein; a personal name.
Goffin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 5,345 | 1:2,151 | 162 |
| France | 968 | 1:68,619 | 9,536 |
| England | 742 | 1:75,092 | 8,522 |
| United States | 588 | 1:616,427 | 49,911 |
| Netherlands | 164 | 1:102,971 | 16,665 |
| New Zealand | 153 | 1:29,597 | 5,184 |
| Germany | 105 | 1:766,719 | 57,066 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:38,204 | 3,749 |
| Luxembourg | 64 | 1:9,071 | 1,442 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 460 | 1:52,990 | 6,373 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Goffin (691) may also be a first name.
Goffin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the German, Göffwein; a personal name.
Goffin Demographics
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Goffin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goffin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goffin occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goffin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 59,172nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 854,143 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Goffin are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Goffin is also the 314,578th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 691 people.
The last name Goffin is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 5,345 people, or 1 in 2,151. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 75 percent live, Flemish Region, where 14 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent live. Apart from Belgium Goffin exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
Goffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goffin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Goffin surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,262 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 8,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goffin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Goffin are 8.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.32% registered with the political party.
The amount Goffin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.56% more than the national average, earning $57,416 CAD per year.
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