Gouezec Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gouezec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouezec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France341:1,953,609166,012
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Gouezec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gouezec occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Gouézec. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouezec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gouezec is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gouezec reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,953,609. In France it is most numerous in: Brittany, where 47 percent reside, Occitanie, where 35 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account France Gouezec is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouézec951/
Goezec922/
Gueziec8649/
Houezec861/
Gueuziec8042/
Gouzes7767/
Gougez7714/
Guesec771/
Gouzic771/
Gousec771/
Guizec771/
Ouerzeg71658/
Gouzeas718/
Houëzec711/
Houézec711/
Ouerzek711/
Ouerzegh677/
Oezek675/
Auzec673/
Ouzic672/
Gousieke671/
Gouetsek671/
Uezek671/

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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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  • 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 Gouezec
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