Gooyer Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Gooyer Surname User-submission:
This surname denotes someone from the region of Gooij in the Netherlands. This surname is still common in the region today.
Gooyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 138 | 1:122,371 | 19,176 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Gooyer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname denotes someone from the region of Gooij in the Netherlands. This surname is still common in the region today.
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Where Does The Last Name Gooyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gooyer occurs most in The Netherlands. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gooyer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gooyer is the 1,428,594th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gooyer live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 122,371. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 71 percent reside, South Holland, where 8 percent reside and Flevoland, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
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