Goueffon Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Goueffon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goueffon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5671:117,14817,656
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Gouëffon (1) are calculated separately.

Goueffon Last Name Facts

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

Goueffon is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Gouëffon. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goueffon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 552,088th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Goueffon are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Goueffon is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 117,148. In France it is primarily found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 58 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found and Normandy, where 8 percent are found. Aside from France it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouëffon961/
Gouffon93141/
Goeffon9313/
Gouefong882/
Ngouffon881/
Goufon8615/
Guefon861/
Nghouefon821/
Goiffon80772/
Goyffon80211/
Houffon80202/
Gbeffon8056/
Guiffon8017/
Gouffan804/
Houefon803/
Ngoufon803/
Kouefon801/
Goufhon801/
Goufong801/
Oufon772/
Ehouffon7513/
Gouffane7510/
Gouefang752/
Kouefong751/
Oueffang751/
Goufan711,557/
Houfon7180/
Gbefon7133/
Guifon715/
Euffon711/
Guefan711/
Kuefon711/
Guiffan6789/
Gbeffan6763/
Ngoufan6761/
Eiffong6719/
Ouffane6712/
Ehoufon677/
Ngwefon676/
Uyiefon674/
Goufann673/
Ouchffoune673/
Ouefang672/
Goufang672/
Ojiefon672/
Kuefone671/
Kueffom671/
Kueffan671/
Oufoung671/
Ayoffon671/
Euffong671/

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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 Goueffon
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