Goufa Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Goufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 41 | 1:99,875 | 6,187 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Goufa (29) may also be a first name.
Goufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goufa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goufa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,352,516th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Goufa live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Goufa is also the 1,951,561st most widely held given name globally, borne by 29 people.
It is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 99,875. In Mauritania Goufa is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 88 percent live, Brakna Region, where 7 percent live and Assaba Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent live and Algeria, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goufa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goufa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻔﻪ | kfh | 59.26 |
| ﻛﻒ | kf | 18.52 |
| ﻛﻮﻑ | kwf | 14.81 |
| ﻗﻔﻪ | qfh | 3.7 |
| ﻛﻮﻓﻪ | kwfh | 3.7 |
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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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- 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 Goufa
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