Goof Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Goof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Israel291:295,09125,768
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Anguilla11:13,436792
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Goof (418) may also be a first name.

Goof Last Name Facts

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

Goof (Russian: Гооф) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goof? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,701,480th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Goof reside; 28 percent reside in West Asia and 25 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Goof is also the 420,385th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 418 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,133,110. In Russia it is most numerous in: Altai Krai, where 15 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 13 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Russia Goof is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Goof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goof surname fell 39 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Goof are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Goof earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gooff893/
Goodf892/
Ghoof891/
Goofe891/
Oof86383/
Gof86321/
Gooffs801/
Goff7550,618/
Gofe755,115/
Hoof752,275/
Ooft75213/
Goov75194/
Goft75107/
Goob7560/
Gozf7556/
Goow758/
Gouf756/
Gosf755/
Ghof754/
Gopf754/
Gofh753/
Gowf753/
Gofs753/
Goif753/
Oofe752/
Goef752/
Ngof751/
Goyf751/
Gojf751/
Gofp751/
Oozf751/
Ooyf751/
Oowf751/
Godf751/
Gotf751/
Qgof751/
Cgof751/
Hooft672,010/
Goffe671,891/
Of67658/
Hoofs67513/
Hooff67300/
Hoofe67198/
Gouff67103/
Goufe6710/
Goudf6710/
Gosfs6710/
Goepf679/
Ghouf678/
Hoopf677/
Ghofh675/
Goeff675/
Godfe675/
Gopfp675/
Goufh674/
Gosff673/
Ghoff672/
Kgofe672/
Goffs672/
Goift671/
Ghosf671/
Ghoob671/
Goife671/
Ghofe671/
Hootf671/
Gosfe671/
Gotff671/
Gooph671/
Gousf671/
Ngoov671/
Gofff670/
Hoofp670/

Goof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goof in the Russian language
Гоофgoof-

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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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  • 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 Goof
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